World Insurance Associates Acquires Business Contractors Insurance Services (BCIS)

World Insurance Associates Acquires Jersey Coast Insurance

October 1, 2025

Financial Services

World Insurance Associates, a national insurance brokerage based in Iselin, New Jersey, has acquired Jersey Coast Insurance, a Margate City, New Jersey–based insurance agency. The deal, which closed October 1, 2025, expands World’s New Jersey footprint and adds Jersey Coast’s coastal property and flood-risk expertise to World’s product and service capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

World Insurance Associates Acquires United Counties Insurance Group

November 13, 2024

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of United Counties Insurance Group (Old Bridge, New Jersey) effective August 1, 2024; terms were not disclosed. The deal expands World’s personal and commercial insurance footprint in New Jersey and enables United Counties to offer additional products and services through World’s national platform.

World Insurance Associates Acquires First International Insurance

October 1, 2024

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the insurance business of First International Insurance (a division of First International Bank & Trust) effective October 1, 2024; terms were not disclosed. FI Insurance — which operates 12 locations across North Dakota, Minnesota and Arizona and specializes in contractors, trucking, oil & gas, hospitality and agricultural lines — will operate as part of World to expand the acquirer's geographic footprint and product offerings.

World Insurance Associates Acquires Ellsworth Corporation

September 18, 2023

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Ellsworth Corporation of Metairie, Louisiana on September 1, 2023. The deal expands World’s insurance brokerage capabilities with Ellsworth’s specialties in surety & bonding, commercial marine, oil & gas insurance programs, construction bonds and workforce health benefits.

World Insurance Associates Acquires Landscape Contractors Insurance Services

March 14, 2023

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC, a national insurance brokerage headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey, acquired the business of Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, Inc. (LCIS) of Fresno, California on March 1, 2023. The acquisition expands World’s specialty capabilities in the green/landscaping contractor market and will allow LCIS clients access to World’s broader product and service offerings; terms were not disclosed.

Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC) Acquires California Contractors Insurance Services (CCIS)

January 14, 2021

Insurance

Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC), a PE-backed program administrator, has acquired California Contractors Insurance Services (CCIS), a Sacramento-based licensed construction bond and insurance agency. The acquisition will expand ISC's licensed bond, general liability, contract surety and workers' compensation capabilities by combining CCIS's contractor distribution network with ISC's AI-driven underwriting and analytics platform. Terms were not disclosed.