INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
Inszone Insurance Services | July 22, 2022
Inszone Insurance Services, a rapidly growing, national provider of benefits, personal and commercial lines insurance, announced today the acquisition of B-W Insurance Agency, LLC.
B-W Insurance was founded in 1984 by Bev Watenpaugh who entered the insurance industry after a successful professional career operating her own preschool. The agency was created to provide needed insurance for the more difficult driver and property owners. With the addition of husband Gene Watenpaugh and daughter and current owner Kim Steffen, this family-owned agency grew in the commercial space, supporting a diverse range of business industries. B-W Insurance was able to harness the power of word-of-mouth, as happy customers referred their friends and family to the agency and helped fuel their growth.
“We are excited to bring B-W Insurance into the Inszone Insurance family, Through our acquisitions our agency has grown rapidly within the state of Colorado, we look forward to continuing to serve the state and provide additional resources and insurance options to protect all customers.”
Norm Hudson, CEO of Inszone Insurance Services
Inszone Insurance is expected to announce several acquisitions as well as new locations in the upcoming months.
About Inszone: Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, Inszone is a full-service insurance brokerage firm which provides a broad array of property & casualty insurance, along with employee benefits solutions. With a strong, experienced management team, Inszone continues to grow organically, as well as through acquisitions. With 30 locations across California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Texas and Illinois, the company is looking to further expand throughout the United States.
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Aline Capital, LLC | June 16, 2022
Southeast-based Aline Capital has launched a commercial insurance division, adding to its current service offerings in the commercial real estate sector. The division will focus on commercial property, general liability, and builder's risk insurance for commercial real estate investors and developers throughout the region. The firm made the strategic decision to launch an insurance division after experiencing several headwinds in the commercial insurance market on deals they were advising their clients on.
Commercial insurance has proven to be extremely challenging and an evolving dynamic for transactions in the current market environment. By launching Aline Capital Insurance Services, we are now able to help clients navigate each piece of the investment process. As investment advisors, our goal is to bring an elevated level of personal service and value to every client and transaction. We now feel that we have a complete service offering for clients with the rollout of our commercial insurance division."
Aline Capital Managing Partner Joey Weinel.
The firm has enlisted Greenville native and insurance veteran, Kevin Allen, to lead the firm's initiative. Allen said the main points for clients to know are what type of insurance they are buying, what it covers, and how it applies to their commercial property and/or business. Simplifying the transaction and looking at the cost of ownership are also important.
Aline Capital is a fully integrated commercial real estate and capital markets advisory firm. It offers investment sales, leasing, and debt and equity advisory services to commercial real estate developers and investors.
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Stoneridge Partners | June 06, 2022
SIB Corp., operating as StoneRidge Insurance Brokers ("SIB"), a leading independent provider of insurance and consulting services, whose platforms include an insurance brokerage, MGA/MGU, group benefits and an adjusting firm, has partnered with K5 Insurance Inc. ("K5"), expanding its personal and commercial insurance presence in Manitoba and into Saskatchewan.
K5 is a full-service insurance brokerage servicing clients throughout the prairies since 1967. With three locations, K5 provides a suite of personal and commercial offerings with the goal of providing the information and products needed for a customer to make informed decisions at competitive prices.
We are excited to be a part of the StoneRidge family – this new beginning for K5 will provide us access to additional markets, products and resources. We believe being part of StoneRidge will allow us to meet our customers' needs and offer competitive premiums to achieve the right solution."
Mike Klassen, President of K5.
We are extremely lucky to have Mike and K5 as part of the SIB family. This transaction demonstrates our continued focus on becoming a national broker. SIB has completed three transactions so far in 2022, with another three transactions expected to close in the next 60 days."
Ted Puccini, SIB's CEO and President.
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