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The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through this week’s key agency M&A.

The broker will report to Howden US CEO Mike Parrish.

The motion claims the New York court has no jurisdiction in the case.

Alliant is in the process of moving the ~$1bn of business it places with Howden to other wholesalers.

The $20bn+ TIV data center is seen as the leading edge of significant new demand.

The lawsuit is the third filed by MMA against Alliant in the past year.

The move is a retaliation to Howden’s US retail launch.

The broker also alleges a coordinated effort undermine client confidence.

The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through this week’s key agency M&A.

The former Hub executive has over 30 years of experience in transportation.

Acrisure followed the recaps of Hub International and Broadstreet Partners.

Alliant is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and is the ‘furthest thing from a serial acquirer,’ Greg Zimmer, CEO, Alliant, said at RISKWORLD 2025.

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Executives see earnings benefits from workers’ comp beginning to diminish.

Sources said that with the equity refinancing, Alliant secured an enterprise value of ~$25bn.

Some will play “pretend and extend”, but others will sell to strategics or take the steep climb to an IPO.

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The move follows a $4.5bn+ debt and preference share refinance in September.

Bryan Salek and Angela Kirby will lead the new segment as SVPs.

He brings over 25 years of experience in PE and transactions solutions.

Rusas and Miraglia will grow Alliant’s M&A nationwide.

The execs joined Chad Karasaki and Michael Grossi, who are heading up the new practice.

However, the market is still struggling with excess capacity and low demand.

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The executive’s experience centers on program design for complex risk.

Based in Virginia, she will identify and pursue Mid-Atlantic opportunities.

The FTC issued a final rule on April 23 banning the use of non-competes nationwide.

Michael Smith is a former mortgage broker.

The executive will focus on food and beverage manufacturers and distributors.

James Lawrence brings with him thirty-five-year of insurance industry experience

NFP claims it has so far lost five clients to Alliant, resulting in damages of $2mn.

Challenges include integration, delevering, winning staff over and building a compelling equity story.

Based in New York, Rosensaft will report to Alliant’s R&W head Yem Mai.

Pestana, Spera and Edwards join Alliant Specialty from rival retailer NFP.

April Files is based in Houston, Texas.

The practice will be led by Ron Borys.

Spina will be based in New York and oversee surety accounts along the East Coast.

The executive will drive expansion in NJ and southeastern PA.

Todd Schwartz spent over 21 years at Hilb’s Rampart Insurance Services.

The appointment expands Alliant’s presence in the Southeast.

In his first interview as CEO of the private brokerage, Zimmer said he will not change the DNA of the firm and that legislation around non-competes may help Alliant.

Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Chris Meadows will focus on designing, implementing, and managing customized property and casualty insurance solutions for the broker’s Southeast client base.

Greg Zimmer takes over from Tom Corbett, who served as Alliant’s CEO for over 30 years and will remain as executive chairman.

Based in Irvine, California, Tyler Banks brings more than 20 years' insurance experience to the position.

Buzz Mansfield will provide tailored P&C insurance solutions to the company’s growing southeast client base.

Based in Jackson, Mississippi, he will provide tailored property and casualty insurance solutions to the broker’s regional client base.

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The executive joins Alliant after 13 years at rival broker Woodruff Sawyer, where until recently he was VC and private equity leader.

Based in San Diego, California, the executive will focus on clients across the West Coast.

Based in Richmond, Virginia, the executive will oversee clients throughout the Metro DC/Chesapeake region.

The executive will focus on designing and delivering insurance solutions that address existing and emerging industry risks and exposures.

The firm has also hired William Lemos and Mike Griggs from USI, appointing them as SVP of Alliant Americas, based in Boston and Nashville, respectively.

Based in Boston, the executive will focus on designing and delivering insurance solutions for an expanding range of clients across the Northeast.

Scott Canales, Richard Roderick, and Greg Barnes will join as executive vice presidents, and Mark Racunas as senior vice president, of Alliant Specialty.

California-based retailer Alliant Insurance has recruited Kurt King as SVP, to be based in Rhode Island, overseeing mid-market industrial commercial accounts in the New England region.

The executive has prior experience at USI, WTW and Aon, where he worked for almost 12 years.

Prior to his stint at WTW, the executive worked for three years at Aon after a seven-year spell at Marsh.

Some carriers have already hit GWP targets for this year and are refraining from writing any new cat risks unless it fits a very favorable profile, the firm said.

The executive joins Alliant from rival Californian broker Woodruff Sawyer, where he worked for almost 16 years and until recently served as SVP and partner.

Marsh joins Alliant after over 16 years at Business Insurance Services, where he was an independent agent based in Hilo.

The executive joins Alliant after over 23 years at Gallagher, where he began his broking career based in Jackson, Mississippi.

The retailer recruited Eric Harper as EVP, managing director, Bill Havard and Steve Sclimenti as SVPs and Robert Engles as first VP.

Based in White Plains, New York, the executive will focus on designing, implementing, and managing risk mitigation solutions and strategies for the firm’s growing client base across the Northeast region.

Based in Irvine, California, the executive will focus on designing, implementing, and managing risk mitigation solutions and strategies for a diverse and growing client base across the state.

Right now firms pursuing this strategy are winning, although there are some potential slow-burn issues to watch.

The broker said it intends to vigorously defend itself against Aon’s allegations concerning the departure of fac re employees.

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Aon claims that Alliant has poached around 32% of Aon’s facultative reinsurance group, including 18 of the 25 Aon employees in the casualty fac team at all levels.

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The fac-focused reinsurance unit expects to expand into treaty over the next year and attract additional talent to boost its operations.

The new unit includes hires from Aon and BMS.

Increased cost of capital is cooling tuck-in M&A, encouraging a pivot to organic growth and forcing greater creativity around financing.

The cases were filed in California and Florida courts, states where non-competes are currently treated differently, and followed the FTC’s move to ban them.

The proposed change could disrupt M&A at brokers, shift the calculus in favor of team lifts and dial up C-suite focus on becoming an employer of choice.

The executive will focus on business development, strategy and execution in the Northeast.

All claims in the case were dismissed with prejudice, barring the parties from bringing the dispute to another US court.

The announcement is the latest as part of the newly created vertical Alliant Cyber, along with Hall and Stampfl from Aon.

Joining from Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company, the executive will be focused on business development, strategy and execution at the organization.

Mai was hired along with senior transaction liability brokers Ashley Parsa and Michelle Jensen, this publication revealed.

Based in New York, the executive will oversee the newly created Alliant Cyber, one of the retailer’s 14 industry verticals.

The private equity-backed broker hired Yem Mai as R&W managing director and senior brokers Ashley Parsa and Michelle Jensen.

The executive will oversee Alliant’s private client operation based in Palm Beach, Florida.

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