Brown & Brown of Massachusetts, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired Smithwick & Mariners Insurance, MidCoast Insurance and Chapman & Chapman Insurance (collectively, Smithwick & Mariners).
Southwick & Mariners originally was founded in 1987 to serve the marine industry. After the acquisition, the Smithwick & Mariners team will continue operating from existing offices in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The company will operate within Brown & Brown’s Retail segment.
“The Smithwick & Mariners companies are recognized in Maine and throughout New England for their experience and industry knowledge in the commercial fishing, marine and personal yacht space,” McGowan said. “Scott, Chris and their dedicated team have a long and mutually successful relationship with their carriers, allowing them to deliver best-in-class insurance solutions to their customers. We are confident we share the same culture of customer-first solutions and are excited to welcome them to the Brown & Brown team.”
Scott and Chris Smithwick will continue to lead the team and report to Don McGowan, a Brown & Brown’s Retail segment regional president.
“The Smithwick & Mariners team is excited to be partnering with a firm like Brown & Brown who shares the same level of commitment to its customers, carriers and employees that we have for the past 35 years,” Scott Smithwick said. “We are very confident that this partnership will help to further strengthen Smithwick & Mariners’ product offering and level of service to both our marine and non-marine related customers.”
