NFP Acquires Certain Assets of Dignum & Bame Insurance Agency, Inc.

NFP (Aon company) Acquires Sherman Insurance Agency, Inc.

April 8, 2026

Financial Services

NFP, an Aon company, announced it has acquired Sherman Insurance Agency, Inc., a full-service insurance brokerage specializing in trucking, commercial, personal, and benefits coverage. The deal strengthens NFP’s Transportation and Logistics practice and expands its presence across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.

NFP Acquires Southern Insurance Agency LLC

July 23, 2024

Insurance

NFP, an Aon company, has acquired Southern Insurance Agency LLC (SIA), a New Orleans-based commercial property and casualty broker. Founder Louis Faust will join NFP as a senior vice president, and the deal expands NFP’s commercial P&C capabilities and presence in the New Orleans area and across Louisiana.

NFP Acquires Assets of SDN Insurance Agency from Financial Institutions, Inc.

April 1, 2024

Insurance

NFP has acquired the assets of SDN Insurance Agency from Financial Institutions, Inc., expanding NFP's presence in the Buffalo and Rochester markets and strengthening its commercial P&C and benefits capabilities in Western New York. Bill Gallagher, president of SDN, will join NFP and report to Mike Walsh as part of the integration.

NFP Acquires Diversified Brokerage Services (DBS)

April 10, 2023

Insurance

NFP has acquired Diversified Brokerage Services, Inc. (DBS), a Minneapolis-based life insurance brokerage and one of the largest BGAs in the United States. The acquisition expands NFP's life insurance distribution capabilities and adds DBS's enterprise relationships with broker-dealers, wirehouses and RIAs; DBS principals George 'Chip' Van Dusen IV and Tori Van Dusen-Roos will join NFP.

NFP Acquires Colburn Risk Holdings LLC

February 8, 2021

Insurance

NFP, a leading insurance broker, acquired Colburn Risk Holdings LLC (ColburnColburn), a property & casualty broker with offices in Bloomfield Hills and Detroit, Michigan. The deal, which closed December 31, 2020, expands NFP's P&C presence and capabilities in the Detroit area and brings Colburn principals David and Robert Colburn into NFP as managing directors.

AssuredPartners Acquires Bynum Insurance

April 1, 2016

Insurance

AssuredPartners, Inc. has acquired Bynum Insurance, a Sumter, South Carolina-based agency specializing in professional and personal insurance solutions. The 20-person agency will continue to operate under CEO Ed Bynum and will gain access to AssuredPartners’ resources and carrier relationships to support growth in South Carolina.