CRC Group Acquires W. Brown & Associates Property & Casualty

CRC Group has completed the acquisition of W. Brown & Associates Property & Casualty, a surplus lines broker and managing general agent based in Irvine, California. The deal expands CRC's brokerage and binding capabilities—adding a physical California binding office—and gives W. Brown access to CRC markets, exclusive products and the REDY data and analytics platform; terms were not disclosed.