Brown & Brown expands further in Northern Ireland
Brown & Brown Europe has bought Rollins Insurance Brokers, based in Holywood, Northern Ireland.
The deal, for 100% of the shares, completed on 3 June for an undisclosed sum. Rollins will become part of Brown & Brown’s Northern Ireland business ABL Group.
The Rollins team, including managing director Dermot Rollins, will remain and report to ABL Group CEO Maurice Boyd.
Brown & Brown – previously known as Global Risk Partners – backed a management buyout of ABL in 2015, making it the hub for the region.
Established in 1945 by T Oscar Rollins, the latest broker buy has operated as a family
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