AssuredPartners Acquires Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services, LLC

LAKE MARY, FL – February 15, 2019 – AssuredPartners, Inc. is pleased to announce Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services, LLC of Ventura, California has joined AssuredPartners. The team of 160 across multiple offices in the Central Coast region will remain under the operational leadership of Tolman & Wiker’s CEO Greg Van Ness. The agency currently reports $33 million in annualized revenues and is a Top 100 U.S. Insurance Broker.
“Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services has been providing innovative risk advice to families and businesses across the Central Coast region since 1923. In order to remain a leader in innovation, advice, and resources that matter to clients, we felt that it was time to partner with a national broker with deeper client-facing resources and significant investment capital which will further support our client service model and our long-term growth,” said Greg Van Ness. “We are a proud new partner of AssuredPartners, and we see a very bright future as part of their team.”
 
“Great customer service and best-in-class resources are a priority for AssuredPartners, and we are pleased to have the clients and team members of Tolman & Wiker join our team. The Tolman & Wiker team will report into our dedicated Regional President, Mike Paschke” said Western Regions President Randy Larsen. “AssuredPartners develops customized solutions tailored for each company’s needs and priorities, and we feel that this is a great fit for us as we expand in the California marketplace.”
AssuredPartners President and COO Tom Riley commented “We feel that Tolman & Wiker is a great partner for us within a great region.  We are looking forward to working with their marvelous team and we extend an earnest welcome to their team members and their clientele.”
For more information on Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services, please visit: www.tolmanandwiker.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 $1.1 billion 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. For more information, please contact Dean Curtis, CFO, at 407.708.0031 or dean.curtis@assuredpartners.com, or visit www.assuredpartners.com.