RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hilb Group, LLC
("THG") is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Martin
Agency, Inc. ("TMAI") with offices in Danville, KY, Celebration, FL and Ormond Beach, FL. The transaction was
effective August 1st,
2014. TMAI will continue to operate at its current locations under
the leadership of John Carrithers.
TMAI represents THG's continued expansion in the state of
Florida and its initial expansion
into the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Founded in 1989, TMAI has focused on providing excellent service
to both commercial and personal lines clients. Robert J. Hilb, President and CEO of THG
commented, "We're very excited to continue our expansion in 2014.
Angie Martin and her family have
built a firm that focuses on customers first originally in their
home of Danville Kentucky and
later in Florida and that focus
fits perfectly into the Hilb Group culture. We're delighted to
welcome Angie, John Carrithers and
their team to THG."
Angela Martin, President of TMAI
added, "My husband and I started this business over 25 years ago
with a focus on putting our customers' needs first. Since then,
we've built an agency that feels more like a family. We really
wanted to make sure we found the right company that would take care
of all our employees and the Hilb Group was just the right choice.
Our customers will still have the same Martin team helping them but
now with the many resources of the Hilb Group."
The Hilb Group was founded in 2009 by Robert H. Hilb, the former founder, CEO and
Chairman of Hilb, Rogal and Hobbs (NYSE: HRH), and Robert J. Hilb, a former corporate VP of HRH.
The Hilb Group seeks to grow through targeted acquisitions in the
middle market insurance brokerage space. The company is
headquartered in Richmond, VA with
offices in Virginia, Georgia, Florida, North
Carolina, Tennessee,
Maryland, Kentucky and New
York.
CONTACT: Jason Angus, Chief
Marketing Officer - 804-205-1202 - jangus@hilbgroup.com
SOURCE The Hilb Group, LLC