Verily Acquires Granular Insurance Company; Swiss Re Takes Stake in Verily

Hub International Acquires Assets of Verity Insurance Services Inc. and Bellehaven Management Inc.

October 8, 2021

Insurance

Hub International Limited acquired the assets of Verity Insurance Services Inc. and Bellehaven Management Inc., two Covina, California–based insurance businesses. The deal brings the Verity team, led by co-owners Herman Auyang and Helen Chang, into Hub California to expand Hub's commercial insurance and employee benefits capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

Acrisure Acquires Volante Global

March 22, 2022

Insurance

Acrisure has acquired Volante Global, a London-headquartered, multi-class international Managing General Agent (MGA) that includes brands such as Aesir Space and Horizon Europe AG. The deal (terms not disclosed) brings Volante's specialty underwriting capabilities, Lloyd’s syndicate alignment and international presence into Acrisure’s growing MGA strategy; prior majority investor was Nephila Holdings Ltd. (a subsidiary of Markel Corporation).

Alera Group Acquires Greenhill Insurance Services

September 6, 2022

Insurance

Alera Group has acquired Greenhill Insurance Services, a Texas-based managing general underwriter and program manager that underwrites professional liability programs nationwide. The Greenhill team will remain in place and the acquisition expands Alera’s specialty underwriting and program capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

Bazaarvoice Acquires Granify

December 5, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Bazaarvoice has acquired Granify, an AI-driven e-commerce contextualization and conversion optimization platform, to enhance its full-funnel e-commerce and user-generated content (UGC) offering. The deal integrates Granify’s in-session behavioral AI capabilities with Bazaarvoice’s product and UGC data to drive improved on-site personalization and higher conversion rates for brands and retailers.

Alera Group Acquires Granite Group Benefits

December 31, 2020

Insurance

Alera Group announced the acquisition of Granite Group Benefits, LLC effective December 31, 2020. Granite Group Benefits, a Manchester, New Hampshire-based employee benefits and risk management firm led by K. Brian McLaughlin, will join Alera’s national platform while continuing to serve clients from its existing team; terms were not disclosed.

IIA Healthcare Acquires Gritly

April 25, 2024

Healthcare Services

IIA Healthcare, a provider of intelligent interview management for healthcare organizations, has acquired Gritly to integrate Gritly's candidate-experience and upskilling capabilities into a combined data-driven hiring platform for healthcare. The deal comes as IIA Healthcare raises a $2 million Seed II round led by DEMI Fund and will expand the buyer's AI-enabled recruitment and talent-management capabilities for healthcare employers.