Salem, Mass.-based financial services company Salem Five said it has acquired Lexington, Mass.-based Otis Brown Insurance Agency. Terms were not disclosed, but Salem Five said the agency will now operate as part of Salem Five Insurance, and Richard and Greg Beamon will continue to manage the agency's Lexington office.

New York City-based global risk and reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC said it has partnered with Mountain View, Calif.-based cybersecurity company Symantec Corp. to create a cyber aggregation model to market to insurers and reinsurers.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based property and casualty insurer Main Street America Group said it is offering its Main Street Protection Auto, a new private passenger auto insurance program for the preferred/standard marketplace, through its network of independent insurance agents throughout Connecticut and New Hampshire.

Morristown, N.J.-based property and casualty insurer ProSight Specialty Insurance said it has partnered with Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers to sell multi-family residential real estate insurance coverage in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

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

New Hartford, Conn.-based business, marketing and sales strategy firm Red Barn Consulting LLC said it has joined the Alexandria, Va.-based Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America's Agents Council for Technology.

Boston-based catastrophe modeling company AIR Worldwide announced it has released AIR Cloud for its catastrophe risk management platforms Touchstone and Cattrader.

Clayton, Mo.-based Enterprise Rent-A-Car said it will donate $1 million to the American Red Cross's Annual Disaster Giving Program for the second consecutive year.

Chicago-based credit reporting agency TransUnion said it is offering Quote Exchange, a marketplace for carriers to buy and sell real-time online quotes using enriched TransUnion data.

Kalispell, Mont.-based insurance technology company Torrent Technologies Inc. said it is offering a new Flood insurance policy which it says is designed to be a cost-effective alternative to the National Flood Insurance Program.

Dallas-based insurance giant Allstate said it has unveiled its new advertising campaign called, “It's good to be IN good hands.”

Cincinnati-based insurer Great American Insurance Group said it has acquired Austin, Texas-based Service Lloyds' Texas nonsubscription book of business. Terms were not disclosed.

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

La Jolla, Calif.-based personal and commercial property catastrophe insurer Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. said it has partnered with San Diego-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. and Houston- based TriCoast Insurance Services LLC, to offer its Value Select residential earthquake insurance in Oregon and Washington.

The Wilmington, Del.-based Target Markets Program Administrators Association said it has awarded Westbrook, Conn.-based Marine insurer Maritime Program Group the Association's Best Practice Designation at its recent meeting in Arlington, Va.

Albany, N.Y.-based Forensic Weather Consultants said it is offering a Forensic Hurricane Report that provides combined site-specific wind and storm surge information.

Hackensack, N.J.-based personal lines and commercial insurance broker Confie Seguros said it has acquired the assets of Las Vegas-based Auto Insurance Specialists Inc.; Homestead, Fla.-based auto insurance provider Trinity Insurance LLC; and Yakima, Wash.-based independent insurance provider Whitehead Insurance Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

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Around the P&C insurance industry: May 18, 2016

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