The Awesome and Awful AmWINS Acquires Insurance Programs from Willis Towers Watson

Global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, AmWINS Group, announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire 15 insurance programs from Willis Towers Watson . The acquisition is expected to be completed on October 31, 2017.

“The programs, product expertise and underwriting talent that we are acquiring from Willis Programs will expand and diversify our Underwriting division and support our long-term growth strategy to provide niche programs for our retail clients. These programs will become part of AmWINS Program Underwriters, which currently underwrites 20 programs with over $150 million of premium” – Steven DeCarlo, CEO of AmWINS.

“We’re pleased to welcome the team from Willis Programs to AmWINS Program Underwriters, including Debbie Stanley, Jim Kelley, Dan Curran, Bo Adams and Tim Hendrickson, who bring many years of industry experience and long-standing carrier relationships to our team. We believe these programs will greatly benefit from being part of our independent distribution model” – Ben Francavilla, president of AmWINS Program Underwriters.

The 15 acquired programs have a team of over 115 experienced professionals with offices in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Burlington, Vermont; Tampa, Florida; Detroit, Michigan; Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Hartford, Connecticut. Among the programs being acquired by AmWINS are MountainGuard, which provides underwriting, claims, and loss control services to the majority of ski resorts in North America, and DealerGuard, which provides Dealer Open Lot and Comprehensive Package coverages for franchised and independent auto, truck, and RV dealers.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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