Brown & Brown buys ‘gem of a business’ in personal and commercial lines

Insurance brokerage Brown & Brown Europe has boosted its personal and commercial lines offerings in Northern Ireland with the acquisition of a local broker.

The company has acquired T Oscar Rollins & Company, trading as Rollins Insurance Brokers. Rollins writes commercial and personal lines insurance, specialising in arranging insurance for social clubs, golf clubs and other sports clubs and associations.

The deal has received regulatory approval and will see Rollins become part of Brown & Brown’s Northern Ireland business ABL Group. The Rollins team, including managing director Dermot Rollins, will stay on and report to ABL Group chief executive officer, Maurice Boyd.

Rollins was established in 1945 by T Oscar Rollins and has operated as a family-owned business with ties to the local business community it serves in Holywood, Northern Ireland. 

Boyd said Rollins is a “gem of a business, with outstanding service to customers, a great tradition, sense of history and deep roots in the local community. They are a business with outstanding customer retention and entrepreneurial leadership keen to expand its footprint across select markets. Rollins is an outstanding addition to ABL Group, and it is a great pleasure to welcome Dermot and his team to Brown & Brown.”

Rollins said: “Brown & Brown has an instinct for businesses like ours, and their understanding of our culture and ethos made the decision to put our future in their hands easy. We look forward to working alongside Maurice and the rest of the team and contributing to Brown &; Brown’s position as a forever company.”

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