has been acquired by

SeaCoast Underwriters, Inc.

Acted as exclusive financial advisor to SeaCoast Underwriters, Inc. in its sale to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Founded in 1996 by R.C. Chaffin, SeaCoast Underwriters is a wholesale specialist that serves as a managing general agency (MGA) with binding authority, as well as a surplus lines broker, for a wide variety of admitted and non-admitted insurers. The company specializes in commercial property & casualty, flood & excess flood, personal lines, and transportation & garage risks, primarily across Florida and in 13 other states. Shawn Chaffin and his associates will continue to operate from their Lake Mary location, under the direction of Laura Allen, head of RPS's Southeast region binding operations.