The Ticker

Buys Parisco, a marine and energy brokerage based in Norway. Dag Magne Torjussen and team join Oslo-based Bergvall Marine, Gallagher’s marine specialty shop in Norway, reporting to Anders Mjaaland.

Agrees to buy Credit Insurance Alliance Brokers, a West Midlands, England-based brokerage focused on trade credit insurance. Close expected in May.

Evolution Insurance merges into this Canadian MGA but will keep its brand name through the rest of this year. Evolution founders Yves Daigneault and Louis-Philippe Ferland become shareholders of GroupAssur.

Buys Lehrer & Madden Insurance Agency, based in Natick, Massachusetts. President John Doherty remains at helm of his team.

Buys Northwest Insurance Services from Northwest Bank. It offers full line of P&C, life, disability and LTC products as well as employee benefits.

Buys The Waterford Group, based in Rochester, N.Y. It specializes in retirement plans and fiduciary and wealth management services.

Buys Northcourt, an MGA specializing in nuclear power companies worldwide, from founder John McInespie and management minority shareholders. Executive team and staff join Optio.

Made three buys in April: Pennsylvania’s full-service Hartzell Insurance Associates; Long Island-based NYAB, which focuses on personal and commercial insurance and New York City transportation industry; and Perry & Carroll, which serves lower New York and northern Pennsylvania.

Buys The Schuster Group and Tango Administrative Management Services, which is Schuster’s nonprofit membership platform. Schuster is based in Farmington, Conn., with offices in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and specializes in employee benefits and retirement advisory services. Rollin Schuster joins as managing director.

Buys Transcom General Agency, a Madison, Wisconsin-based MGA focused on transportation industry. Michael Knutson and team join J.M. Wilson as part of the deal.