Risk Strategies makes Ohio acquisition

RSC Insurance Brokerage Inc., which does business as Risk Strategies Co., and Premier Financial Corp. on Friday jointly said that Risk Strategies has acquired Ohio-based First Insurance Group from Premier Financial Corp. of Defiance, Ohio.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

First Insurance Group, founded in 1946, has nine offices throughout Ohio offering a range of commercial and personal lines coverages including commercial and personal property and casualty, health, life and employee benefits, a joint statement said.

First Insurance also offers services including human resources consulting; safety, wellness and loss control; and an educational webinar and seminar series.

The agency will continue to operate as First Insurance Group, a division of Risk Strategies, the statement said.

Risk Strategies is the 16th-largest broker of U.S. business, according to the most recent Business Insurance rankings.