As individuals recover from the recent devastating wildfires that raged across Los Angeles, we send our heartfelt compassion to the thousands affected by this unprecedented disaster. California has faced several recent catastrophic wildfires, including the current destruction of the Pacific Palisades, which has reportedly damaged or destroyed more than 15,000 structures. Related fires include the… Read More
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Bridge Specialty Group enters into agreement to acquire NBS Insurance Agency, Inc.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stephen M. Boyd, president of Bridge Specialty Group (“BSG”), and Mark Berven, president and chief operating officer of Nationwide Property & Casualty, today announced that the parties have entered into an agreement for BSG to acquire NBS Insurance Agency, Inc. (operating as “Nationwide Brokerage Solutions” or “NBS”)…. Read More
Bridge Specialty Group, LLC acquires the assets of American Risk Management Resources Network
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — J. Scott Penny, chief acquisitions officer of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), and David Dybdahl and Cynthia Statz, owners of American Risk Management Resources Network, LLC (“ARMR”), today announced that a Bridge Specialty Group company and subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. has acquired the assets… Read More
Bridge Specialty International launches with the rebrand of Lonmar Global Risks
London, UK, [11 November 2024] – Bridge Specialty Group, a global wholesale and specialty insurance brokerage, has announced plans to unify its London-based businesses Lonmar Global Risks, Decus Insurance Brokers and BdB under Bridge Specialty International. Bridge Specialty International will launch in December with the rebranding of Lonmar. Decus will integrate into Bridge Specialty International in 2025, with the U.K-regulated entities of BdB following. By consolidating the… Read More
Bridge Specialty Group key insights from 2024 WSIA Marketplace
Over 150 Bridge Specialty Group teammates attended this year’s Wholesale Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) annual marketplace in San Diego recently. Regarded as the premier wholesale event of the year our President, Steve Boyd, participated in a CEO breakfast and was featured as a speaker for an in-person “fireside chat,” hosted by Insurance Insider, and selected… Read More
Lonmar Global Risks acquires renewal rights from Norwich-based St. Benedicts Limited
Lonmar Global Risks (Lonmar), part of Bridge Specialty International, Brown & Brown, Inc.’s International Wholesale and Specialty division, has acquired the renewal rights for a bloodstock portfolio from Norwich-based St Benedicts Limited. The portfolio owns the wholesale relationships on primarily US wholesale bloodstock and reinsurance risks, and an agricultural specialty disruption book serving poultry farms…. Read More