Brown & Brown Europe’s wholesale and specialty brokerage group, Bridge Specialty International, announces today that it has agreed to acquire Acorn International Network Pte Ltd (“Acorn”), a Singapore based insurance broker. The transaction is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2024, subject to certain closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approval from the… Read More
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Bridge Specialty Group launches Bridge Specialty Personal Lines
Bridge Specialty Group, a leading global insurance wholesaler, is proud to announce Bridge Specialty Personal Lines, an exclusive team dedicated to personal lines insurance. Joe Failla has been named the leader of Bridge Specialty Personal Lines and has assembled a dedicated team of regional leaders with specialization in personal lines. Coupled with a strong underwriting… Read More
Bridge Specialty Group announces appointment of Tim Coles as chief executive officer for European brokerage operations
Bridge Specialty Group, the Wholesale Brokerage segment of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), announced that Tim Coles has been named chief executive officer (CEO) for the European brokerage operations of Bridge Specialty Group, effective January 1, 2024. Most recently, he served as CEO of Xenia Broking Group, part of Kentro Capital Limited, which was… Read More
Bridge Specialty Group launches Bridge Specialty Insurance Brokerage
Bridge Specialty Group has launched Bridge Specialty Insurance Brokerage, which allows its national brokerage entities to be unified under one brand. Bridge Specialty Insurance Brokerage joins firms with a truly national reach. Legacy operations coming together under the unified brand include the ECC Insurance Brokers, MacDuff Underwriters, Peachtree Special Risk Brokers and RLA Insurance Intermediaries…. Read More
Announcing the Bridge Specialty Group – Transportation Division
Bridge Specialty Group has announced its new Transportation Division. The division stemmed from the need for a group that has a strategic focus on, specific experience and geographical reach in the transportation space. And the Bridge team is just that! The specialized team boasts broad, national capabilities. Plus, they have regional experience to offer a… Read More
Walter Grote named chief underwriting officer for Bridge Specialty Group
Bridge Specialty Group has announced the addition of Walter Grote as chief underwriting officer and regional leader for the South Central Region. Bridge Specialty Group is a collection of wholesale agencies and managing general agents with more than 45 locations throughout the United States and Europe and has access to more than 180 excess and… Read More
