Salem, Mass.-based financial servicescompany Salem Five said it has acquired Lexington,Mass.-based OtisBrown Insurance Agency. Terms were not disclosed, butSalem Five said the agency will now operate as part of Salem FiveInsurance, and Richard and Greg Beamon will continue to manage theagency's Lexington office.

New York City-based global risk and reinsurancespecialist Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC saidit has partnered with Mountain View, Calif.-basedcybersecurity company Symantec Corp. to create a cyberaggregation model to market to insurers and reinsurers.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based property and casualtyinsurer MainStreet America Group said it is offeringits Main Street Protection Auto, a newprivate passenger auto insurance program for the preferred/standardmarketplace, through its network of independent insurance agentsthroughout Connecticut and New Hampshire.

Morristown, N.J.-based property and casualtyinsurer ProSight Specialty Insurance saidit has partnered with Walnut Creek,Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers tosell multi-family residential real estate insurance coveragein California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

Itasca, Ill.-based insurance brokerage and risk managementservices company Arthur J. Gallagher &Co. said it has acquired Westlake Village,Calif.-based retail insurance broker Hogan Insurance ServicesInc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, butformer owner Robert Hogan and his team will continue to work intheir current location under the direction of James G. McFarlane,western regional manager of Gallagher's retail property andcasualty brokerage operation.

New Hartford, Conn.-based business, marketing and sales strategyfirm Red Barn Consulting LLC said it has joinedthe Alexandria, Va.-based Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers ofAmerica's Agents Council for Technology.

Boston-based catastrophe modeling company AIRWorldwide announced it has released AIRCloud for its catastrophe risk managementplatforms Touchstone and Cattrader.

Clayton, Mo.-based EnterpriseRent-A-Car said it will donate $1 million to theAmerican Red Cross's Annual Disaster GivingProgram for the second consecutive year.

Chicago-based credit reporting agency TransUnion said it isoffering Quote Exchange, a marketplace for carriers tobuy and sell real-time online quotes using enriched TransUniondata.

Kalispell, Mont.-based insurance technologycompany Torrent TechnologiesInc. said it is offering a new Flood insurance policywhich it says is designed to be a cost-effective alternative to theNational Flood Insurance Program.

Dallas-based insurance giant Allstatesaid it has unveiled its new advertising campaigncalled, “It's good to be IN good hands.”

Cincinnati-based insurer Great American Insurance Group said ithas acquired Austin, Texas-based Service Lloyds'Texas nonsubscription book of business. Termswere not disclosed.

New York City-based insurance broker andconsultant NFP said it has acquired Birmingham,U.K.-based Property & Casualty brokerage Linkfield Corporate Solutions Ltd. Thetransaction closed March 1.

La Jolla, Calif.-based personal and commercial propertycatastrophe insurer Palomar Specialty InsuranceCo. said it has partnered with San Diego-basedArrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. andHouston- based TriCoast Insurance Services LLC, to offer itsValue Select residential earthquake insurance in Oregon andWashington.

The Wilmington, Del.-based Target Markets ProgramAdministrators Association said it has awardedWestbrook, Conn.-based Marine insurer Maritime ProgramGroup the Association's Best Practice Designation at itsrecent meeting in Arlington, Va.

Albany, N.Y.-based Forensic WeatherConsultants said it is offeringa Forensic Hurricane Report thatprovides combined site-specific wind and storm surgeinformation.

Hackensack, N.J.-based personal lines and commercial insurancebroker Confie Seguros said it has acquiredthe assets of Las Vegas-based Auto Insurance SpecialistsInc.; Homestead, Fla.-based auto insurance providerTrinity Insurance LLC; and Yakima, Wash.-basedindependent insurance provider Whitehead InsuranceInc. Terms were not disclosed.