Accelerant Acquires Agribusiness Risk Underwriters (ARU)

Unison Risk Advisors Adds Avondale Insurance Associates as Platform Partner

October 17, 2024

Insurance

Unison Risk Advisors announced that Avondale Insurance Associates has joined URA as its fifth platform company and the first in its non-retail division. Avondale, an excess and surplus lines underwriting management company based in Boston, will maintain operational independence while contributing specialty underwriting capabilities and international capacity relationships to URA's employee-owned platform.

Alera Group Acquires Insurance Underwriters Ltd.

September 26, 2024

Insurance

Alera Group, a national insurance and financial services firm, announced the acquisition of Insurance Underwriters Ltd. (IUL), an independent insurance agency offering business insurance, surety bonds, personal insurance and employee benefits. The deal is intended to strengthen Alera Group's property & casualty, surety and employee benefits presence in the south-central U.S.; terms were not disclosed.

Revau Advanced Underwriting Acquires Triad Oilfield Underwriters

February 10, 2026

Insurance

Revau Advanced Underwriting, a Novacap-backed North American MGA, has acquired Triad Oilfield Underwriters, a Houston-area MGA and wholesale broker specializing in oil & gas and marine risks. The add-on expands Revau's specialty underwriting and placement capabilities in the U.S., enhancing its energy and marine product offering and U.S. footprint.

AF Group Acquires DecisionUR Technology Platform

February 11, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

AF Group acquired DecisionUR, a cloud-based platform that automates initial treatment reviews using evidence-based medical guidelines to streamline workers' compensation claim reviews. The acquisition adds DecisionUR's technology to AF Group's portfolio to accelerate claim review, improve care planning for injured workers, and better integrate with AF Group's core systems and brands such as CompWest.

AssuredPartners Acquires American Risk Services, LLC

December 13, 2021

Insurance

AssuredPartners, Inc. has acquired American Risk Services, LLC (ARS), a Cincinnati-based insurance brokerage with a 32-person team and approximately $20 million in annualized revenue. The ARS founders and leadership will remain with the business as AssuredPartners expands its Ohio footprint as part of continued national growth.

Argentum Invests in UFA, Inc.

April 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Argentum, a New York-based growth equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in UFA, Inc., a Burlington, Massachusetts-headquartered provider of air traffic control simulation and training software. The investment (from Argentum Capital Partners IV) will accelerate UFA's product and technology development — including voice recognition, image generation, and cloud-based simulation/SaaS offerings — and Argentum will join UFA's board.