Platinum Specialty Underwriters Acquires International Property & Casualty Insurance of Nevada (IPC)

1291 Group Acquires International Planning Group (IPG)

May 26, 2026

Financial Services

1291 Group, a Swiss-founded wealth protection and life-insurance solutions broker, has acquired International Planning Group (IPG). The deal gives 1291 Group onshore access to the U.S. life insurance market and expands its Americas presence, while IPG continues to operate under its existing brand for a transitional period as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Intellectual Property Consulting (IPC) Merges With The Watson Firm

October 9, 2024

Legal Services

Intellectual Property Consulting (IPC), a New Orleans-based intellectual property and business law firm, has merged with The Watson Firm, a boutique law firm in Birmingham, Alabama. The combined firm will operate under the IPC brand, retain all current attorneys and staff, and expands IPC's geographic footprint into Alabama while broadening its business law and IP service capabilities.

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.

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.

Premium Guard Acquires IPC Global Solutions; Trive Capital Partners with Premium Guard

January 7, 2022

Automotive

Premium Guard Inc. has completed the acquisition of IPC Global Solutions and partnered with Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital, which provided a structured capital solution to support Premium Guard's growth. The combination expands Premium Guard's product and brand portfolio, strengthens its distribution footprint (including quick lube channels), and creates a combined company employing over 600 people with roughly 1,000,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space across North America.

One80 Intermediaries Acquires International Excess Program Managers (IEPM)

April 7, 2020

Insurance

One80 Intermediaries, a national wholesale insurance broker and program manager headquartered in Boston, acquired International Excess Program Managers (IEPM), a Beachwood, Ohio-based wholesale insurance brokerage and program manager. The deal expands One80's specialty insurance and program management capabilities; terms were not disclosed.