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AssuredPartners Announces Acquisition of Insurance and Risk Management Services, Inc (IRMS)

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Lake Mary, Fla. (PRWEB) January 10, 2018

LAKE MARY, FL – January 9, 2018 – AssuredPartners, Inc. is pleased to announce that Insurance and Risk Management Services, Inc. (IRMS) has joined the agency, marking its 27th completed acquisition of 2017. IRMS, located in Naples, Florida, provides business insurance services, risk management services as well as personal insurance services. The staff of 36 employees will continue operations under the leadership of President George Schmelzle. The agency currently reports approximately $6 million in revenues.

"Insurance and Risk Management Services, Inc. (IRMS) was founded in 1989 to fulfill my father's vision for protecting clients' financial interests by providing comprehensive and professional risk management products and commercial and personal insurance services," stated George Schmelzle, President of IRMS. "Our associates build long-term trusting relationships with clients by taking time to properly access their risks, addressing them with a wide array of quality products and services, and by staying in touch to insure their program stays up to date. Joining AssuredPartners will allow us to continue to foster our long-term client relationships with access to a national brokerage firm."

"IRMS has assembled a team of exceptional individuals and clientele with a long-standing history with the agency." stated AssuredPartners President and COO Tom Riley. "We are pleased to have the team join AssuredPartners Florida operations."

For more information on IRMS, please click here: http://www.irmsinc.com

ABOUT ASSUREDPARTNERS, INC
Headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida and led by Jim Henderson and Tom Riley, AssuredPartners, Inc. acquires and invests in insurance brokerage businesses (property and casualty, employee benefits, surety and MGU's) across the United States and in London. From its founding in March of 2011, AssuredPartners has grown to over $940 million in annualized revenue and continues to be one of the fastest growing insurance brokerage firms in the United States* with over 200 offices in 30 states and London. Since 2011, AssuredPartners has acquired more than 190 insurance agencies. For more information, please contact Dean Curtis, CFO, at 407.708.0031 or dean.curtis(at)assuredpartners.com, or visit http://www.assuredpartners.com.

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