Integrated Specialty Coverages Acquires Specialty Brokerage Services

Integrated Specialty Coverages Acquires Northeast National Brokerage

February 24, 2022

Financial Services

Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC), a Carlsbad, California-based program administrator, has acquired Northeast National Brokerage (NNB), an MGA based in West Hartford, Connecticut and Medford, Oregon that specializes in excess liability coverage for the petroleum distribution and trucking industries. NNB founder Jack Kramer will continue to lead the business as CEO while ISC intends to apply its data science and AI capabilities to expand and enhance NNB's underwriting programs and transportation offering.

KKR Acquires Majority Stake in Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC)

March 4, 2021

Financial Services

KKR will acquire a majority interest in Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC), a Carlsbad-based insurtech and multi-line insurance distributor that builds end-to-end insurance products using AI and data analytics. Sightway Capital (a Two Sigma private equity business) is selling its majority position and will remain a minority shareholder; financial terms were not disclosed.

Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC) Acquires TravelInsurance.com

April 10, 2025

Insurance

Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC), a KKR-backed program administrator, has acquired TravelInsurance.com, a leading U.S. travel insurance comparison marketplace. The deal will integrate TravelInsurance.com's consumer-facing platform and carrier relationships into ISC's technology, analytics, and specialty insurance distribution capabilities to accelerate growth and expand ISC's product offerings.

Monarch E&S Acquires Assets of Commercial Sector Insurance Brokers (CSIB)

July 10, 2024

Insurance

Monarch E&S Insurance Services, a division of Specialty Program Group LLC, has acquired the assets of Commercial Sector Insurance Brokers, LLC (CSIB), a Birmingham-based E&S wholesale broker and contract binding specialist. The transaction expands Monarch E&S's contract binding capabilities and specialty placements (notably in mining and coastal property) and integrates CSIB's management team and broker relationships into Monarch's national offering.

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.

Specialty Program Group Acquires the Assets of ESP Insurance Brokerage

July 11, 2022

Insurance

Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), a holding company for specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, acquired the assets of ESP Insurance Brokerage LLC, a Worcester-based program administrator focused on sports, events and entertainment insurance. The deal adds niche products, in-house underwriting/binding authority and technology capabilities to SPG's portfolio and is intended to scale ESP's product offerings and service team as part of SPG's specialty insurance platform.