Lockton Companies has announced the expansionof its presence in the 777 Main building of its Fort Worthoffice in downtown Fort Worth. Lockton's Fort Worth officeincreased its office space by 30%, providing better businesssolutions for clients and prospects, as well as expanding thecompany's capacity to grow its team.

Lockton Companies announced the establishmentof a permanent Nashville location in Green Hills. The move signalscontinued operational growth for Lockton. Lockton's expansiveBurton Hills' location will enable the company to increase itspersonnel by 100% in its first year at Green Hills. Through theBurton Hills location, Lockton has the ability to grow itsworkforce by an additional 75% in subsequent years.

Integro Ltd. announced the acquisition ofHealthcare Risk Specialists (Healthcare Risk),enhancing its physician-focused professional liabilitycapabilities. Founder of Healthcare Risk, David Rossi, will remainwith the firm in a consulting capacity. Matthew LeBlanc, Principal,will assume leadership of the business unit. HealthCare RiskSpecialists brokers and colleagues, including Peter Behnke and CoryShane, will join Integro and remain in Healthcare Risk's WestHartford office, which becomes Integro's first in Connecticut.

Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of CrossFinancial Corp. announced the formation of its newly-formedfranchised dealer practice that will focus on the increasinglychanging and complex needs of new car and truck dealerships. Thefranchised dealer practice combines the agency's property &casualty and employee benefits divisions. The Cross InsuranceFranchised Dealer Practice will be co-led by vicepresidents, Michael J. McInnis, Sr. andScott S. Colford.

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has beennamed, for the third consecutive year, 'Best Place to Work inthe North Bay' by the North Bay Business Journal. EPIC is one of103 organizations to be on the 10^th annual NorthBay Business Journal list. Winners are selected based on theresults of anonymous employee surveys and a review of workercomments and company applications by the Journal's editorialstaff.

TrustedChoice.com announced that its partnercompany, Mercury Insurance, will expand its presence onTrustedChoice.com. Through TrustedChoice.com, Mercury's customerswill now be able to get personal auto and homeowners' insurancequotes or find local Mercury independent agents in all 13 states inwhich the company operates. Business auto consumers can alsoaccess Mercury's network of commercial auto agents in the 10 statesMercury sells commercial auto products.

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