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Brown & Brown Dealer Services

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Dealer-focused insurance brokerage and dealer services platform providing automotive and RV dealers with F&I-focused solutions, reinsurance-related services, and related dealer services. Operates as a division within Brown & Brown, Inc.

Focus Areas
Insurance brokerage, F&I (finance and insurance) services, Dealer services

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2020-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

5 buyout

Brown & Brown Dealer Services Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Brown & Brown Dealer Services. 1 2020 2 2021 1 2023 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Brown & Brown Dealer Services (Brown & Brown, Inc.)
    Target
    DealerMax
    Seller
    DealerMax, Jim Maxim, Jr., Jim Maxim, Sr.
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Brown & Brown Dealer Services (a division of Brown & Brown, Inc.) has acquired the assets of DealerMax, a provider of F&I training and tailored finance & insurance products for automotive dealers. DealerMax's team will join BBDS and continue operating from Berwyn, Pennsylvania, with a transition period supported by the Maxim family owners.

  • Buyer
    Brown & Brown Dealer Services (Brown & Brown, Inc.)
    Target
    Automotive Business Solutions (ABS Risk, LLC and ABS Operations, LLC)
    Seller
    Michael Cox, Craig Sanford
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Brown & Brown Dealer Services, a division of Brown & Brown, Inc., has completed the acquisition of Automotive Business Solutions (ABS), which operates as ABS Risk, LLC and ABS Operations, LLC. ABS, a Denver-based administrator of automotive aftermarket warranty products and claims, will continue to be led by CEO Michael Cox and will integrate with Brown & Brown’s Dealer Services to expand automotive F&I and warranty capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Brown & Brown Dealer Services, Brown & Brown, Inc.
    Target
    Rainmaker Advisory, LLC
    Seller
    Rainmaker Advisory, LLC, Ryan Hanlon
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Brown & Brown Dealer Services, a division of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Rainmaker Advisory, LLC. The Rainmaker team, led by owner Ryan Hanlon, will continue operating from Ventura, California and will join BBDS to expand dealer-focused F&I and reinsurance advisory capabilities and establish a West Coast presence.

  • Buyer
    Brown & Brown Dealer Services, Brown & Brown, Inc.
    Target
    Dealer Admin. Services, Inc.
    Seller
    Dealer Admin. Services, Inc., Bill Kelly, Joel Kansanback
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Brown & Brown Dealer Services, a division of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Dealer Admin. Services, Inc. (DAS). DAS — a dealer-centric administrator providing aftermarket F&I product solutions for franchise and pre-owned dealers — will operate as a division of BBDS under Brown & Brown's dealer services platform, with Bill Kelly continuing to lead DAS operations from Bloomington, Minnesota.

  • Buyer
    Brown & Brown Dealer Services, Brown & Brown, Inc.
    Target
    First Resource, Inc.
    Seller
    James Nelson, Lynn Meyer
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Brown & Brown Dealer Services, a division of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of First Resource, Inc. First Resource's owners, James Nelson and Lynn Meyer, will continue to lead the business from New Braunfels, Texas, and the deal strengthens Brown & Brown's dealer services capabilities and presence in Texas and the southwest.

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