Westland Insurance Group Acquires Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.
September 6, 2022
Westland Insurance Group has acquired Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc., a specialist film and entertainment insurance broker with offices across Canada and the United States. The deal expands Westland's Corporate Advisory & Specialty practice, adds a new entertainment vertical and establishes Westland's first U.S. operations; Front Row will retain its brand and approximately 55 employees.
- Buyers
- Westland Insurance Group
- Targets
- Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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