Risk Strategies, One80 being reorganized under new parent brand

Risk Strategies Co. Inc. said Wednesday that it and One80 Intermediaries Inc., both based in Boston, will be reorganized under the newly formed Accession Risk Management Group parent brand by their common equity sponsor, Kelso & Co.

Accession will have approximately 5,000 employees across Risk Strategies and One80 and combined revenue “approaching $1.5 billion,” according to a Risk Strategies statement, which said the group will continue to pursue further specialty acquisitions. Accession will be led by John Mina as global CEO. He was previously CEO of Risk Strategies, a retail specialty brokerage. One80 Intermediaries is a specialty wholesale brokerage and program manager.

Mr. Mina said in the statement the move gives the brokerage broader opportunity to serve clients “across an expanding set of niche and specialty market segments.”