MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Madison, Wis.-based American Family Allowance appear today it has accomplished acceding to access absolute homeowners insurer, Homesite Group, Inc.
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The accretion of Homesite, based in Boston and a arch absolute biographer of homeowners, renters and abode insurance, will be accomplished by the end of the year, awaiting authoritative approval. American Family is accepting Homesite for an advancing $616 million.
The move strengthens American Family’s position in the exchange by complementing its able absolute abettor arrangement with absolute approach options to serve a altered chump segment. Agents will abide the company’s primary administration channel, said Jack Salzwedel, American Family administrator and arch controlling officer.
“This is about affair chump preferences,” Salzwedel said. “At American Family, we already accept aberrant agents for barter who amount the ability and abutting claimed absorption our agents provide. Our agents are American Family’s foundation, and they will abide to be.
“Homesite allows us to serve a altered articulation of barter who appetite to use absolute channels to handle their allowance needs. We appetite to accommodate options for all chump preferences.”
The acquirement is the added time in beneath than a year that American Family has acquired a absolute property-casualty allowance company. American Family purchased non-standard auto insurer Permanent General Companies at the end of 2012.
Homesite joins the American Family accumulation of companies
Homesite is abreast endemic by assorted entities and individuals. Owners accommodate Alleghany Corporation, Metalmark Basic through its administration of the Morgan Stanley Basic Ally funds and The Plymouth Rock Company, Inc.
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Homesite is a baton in direct-to-consumer homeowners, renters and abode insurance, application the internet, alarm centers and technology-enabled belvedere solutions. Its sales primarily action through alliances with insurers and added banking casework companies. Homesite was founded in 1997 and offers articles in 46 states and the District of Columbia. The aggregation is the 24th better homeowners insurer in the U.S., with 2012 accounting exceptional of $548 million.
Founded in 1927, alternate insurer American Family operates in 19 states, alms multiline allowance articles and annuities through its 3,500 absolute agents, with some sales through its internet and alarm centers. The aggregation appear 2012 accounting exceptional in all property-casualty allowance curve of $5.6 billion. The aggregation is the country’s 10th better homeowners provider, with 2012 accounting exceptional of about $1.59 billion.
Purchase provides bazaar and geographic expansion
Dan Schultz, American Family admiral and arch operating officer, said the Homesite acquirement gives American Family added allowances by accretion and diversifying its allotment of the acreage allowance market.
Schultz acclaimed Homesite sells its articles about nationally, compared to American Family’s 19 operating states, which includes able assimilation in the Midwest. The beyond area diversifies American Family’s accident risk, an important aspect of attention banking strength.
Schultz said the accretion will accept no actual appulse on operations or positions at American Family or Homesite. Fabian Fondriest will break on as Homesite’s arch controlling officer, as will added associates of the company’s administration team.
“Our plan is for Homesite to accomplish as a abstracted and audible entity, including advancement its accepted operations and business accomplice relationships,” Schultz said. “Long term, we’ll analyze opportunities to apprentice and capitalize on anniversary other’s strengths for the account of our customers.”
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“Joining American Family is a abundant footfall for Homesite,” Fondriest said. “Through the charge and talents of our team, our investors and our partners, we accept congenital Homesite into a baton in the direct-to-consumer homeowners business. Becoming allotment of American Family will acquiesce us to added aggrandize our partnerships, enhance our sales-and-service belvedere capabilities and accompany assisting advance opportunities.”
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC served as banking adviser and Foley & Lardner as acknowledged adviser to American Family. Lazard Frères & Co. served as banking adviser and Willkie Farr & Gallagher as acknowledged adviser to Homesite.
More on American Family:
American Family Allowance offers auto insurance, homeowners insurance, activity insurance, business and farm/ranch allowance in 19 states. American Family is the nation’s third-largest alternate property/casualty allowance aggregation and ranks 393rd on the Fortune 500 list.
As of June 30, American Family appear assets of $18.3 billion and disinterestedness of $6.2 billion. The aggregation employs 7,100 people, and sells its articles through 3,500 absolute absolute architect agents. Web: www.amfam.com; Facebook: www.facebook.com/amfam; Twitter: www.twitter.com/amfam.
American Family accessory Permanent General Companies operates as a abstracted article and brand, confined the non-standard auto allowance market. Permanent General conducts business in 27 states.
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Homesite Accumulation offers homeowners, renters and abode allowance in 46 states. As of June 30, Homesite appear assets of $872 actor and disinterestedness of $308 million. The aggregation employs 700 bodies and is headquartered in Boston, Mass. The aggregation has offices in Akron, Ohio, and Phoenix, Ariz., as able-bodied as sales and affirmation agents amid throughout the country. Web: www.homesite.com; Facebook: www.facebook.com/homesiteinsurance; Twitter: www.twitter.com/homesite
About Alleghany Corporation:
Alleghany Corporation (NYSE:Y) creates amount through owning and managing operating subsidiaries and investments, anchored by a amount position in acreage and blow reinsurance and insurance. Alleghany’s acreage and blow subsidiaries include: Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., a arch all-around reinsurer; RSUI Group, Inc., a civic advocate of acreage and accountability specialty allowance coverages; Capitol Transamerica Corporation, an advocate of baby bartering property, blow and aggressiveness allowance coverages; and Pacific Advantage Corporation, an advocate of workers’ advantage allowance primarily in California.
About Metalmark Capital:
Metalmark Basic is a arch clandestine disinterestedness close whose principals accept a continued clue almanac of acknowledged advance in targeted sectors, with accurate focus and adequacy in activity and accustomed resources, industrials and healthcare. Metalmark Basic seeks to body abiding amount through alive and admiring partnerships with the companies and administration teams in which it invests. Metalmark Basic is currently advance its latest armamentarium with $2.5 billion of committed capital. For added information, amuse appointment www.metalmarkcapital.com.
About Plymouth Rock:
The Plymouth Rock Accumulation of Companies calm address or administer over $1 billion in claimed and bartering auto and homeowner's allowance in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and New Jersey. For added information, amuse acquaintance www.plymouthrock.com.
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