World Insurance Associates Acquires Landscape Contractors Insurance Services

World Insurance Associates Acquires Business Contractors Insurance Services (BCIS)

September 1, 2024

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Business Contractors Insurance Services (BCIS) of Santee, California, effective September 1, 2024; terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands World’s presence in California and brings BCIS’s team and contractor-focused insurance capabilities into World’s national brokerage platform.

World Insurance Associates Acquires Skylands Insurance Group

August 1, 2024

Financial Services

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Skylands Insurance Group (Flanders, NJ) effective August 1, 2024; terms were not disclosed. Skylands, founded in 2017, provides property, casualty, life and health insurance to businesses and individuals and will now operate as part of World, expanding World’s local footprint and product/service offerings.

World Insurance Associates Acquires Royalty Insurance Services

January 1, 2025

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Royalty Insurance Services (Van Nuys, CA) effective January 1, 2025; terms were not disclosed. Royalty is a small specialty commercial trucking insurance brokerage with more than two decades of industry experience; MarshBerry advised World and Fennemore Law provided legal counsel to Royalty.

World Insurance Associates Acquires First International Insurance

October 1, 2024

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the insurance business of First International Insurance (a division of First International Bank & Trust) effective October 1, 2024; terms were not disclosed. FI Insurance — which operates 12 locations across North Dakota, Minnesota and Arizona and specializes in contractors, trucking, oil & gas, hospitality and agricultural lines — will operate as part of World to expand the acquirer's geographic footprint and product offerings.

World Insurance Associates Acquires Ellsworth Corporation

September 18, 2023

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Ellsworth Corporation of Metairie, Louisiana on September 1, 2023. The deal expands World’s insurance brokerage capabilities with Ellsworth’s specialties in surety & bonding, commercial marine, oil & gas insurance programs, construction bonds and workforce health benefits.

World Insurance Associates Acquires Lighthouse Insurance Agency (Madisonville, LA)

July 30, 2025

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Lighthouse Insurance Agency of Madisonville, Louisiana effective March 1, 2025; terms were not disclosed. Lighthouse, which writes personal lines, small and medium business policies and large commercial property coverage, will operate as part of World as the firm expands its presence in Louisiana.