The Hilb Group Acquires Plan Benefit Services, Inc.
December 1, 2020
The Hilb Group, LLC (THG), a Carlyle-backed insurance brokerage, acquired Plan Benefit Services, Inc. (PBSI), an employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm based in West Columbia, South Carolina, with the transaction effective December 1, 2020. Branford Armstrong and PBSI associates joined THG’s Southeast operations and will continue to operate from their West Columbia location as part of THG’s national brokerage platform.
- Buyers
- The Hilb Group, LLC
- Targets
- Plan Benefit Services, Inc.
- Platforms
- The Hilb Group, LLC
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- South Carolina, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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