World provides personal and commercial insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, financial planning and human capital management solutions. Credit: Inside Creative House/Shutterstock.

World Insurance Associates (World) has expanded with the acquisition of Business Contractors Insurance Services (BCIS). 

Financial details of the deal were not revealed.  

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Based out of Santee, California, BCIS focuses on home, auto, contractor and business insurance.  

The company serves both individuals and businesses.  

World secured advice from Fortrust Diligence on the deal, with Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla offering legal advice.  

BCIS received legal counsel from Fennemore.  

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World co-founder and CEO Rich Eknoian said: “I would like to welcome BCIS to the World family. This acquisition expands World’s presence in California. BCIS is an experienced team, focused on providing excellent service to their clients – an approach that aligns with World’s.” 

Josh Schwartz and Chad Galvas from BCIS stated: “We founded BCIS Insurance Services with the principal purpose of creating an agency to meet the needs of our clients in both the commercial and personal lines sector, with a heavy emphasis on customer service and the goal of building ‘clients for life’.

“In addition, we set out to build an agency where insurance producers and customer service-minded individuals would feel a sense of a team and family to build and grow together”.  

This follows World’s acquisitions last month of United Counties Insurance Group and Sprague Israel Giles. 

Based in Iselin, New Jersey, World was established in 2011 and has more than 250 offices across the US. 

The company provides personal and commercial insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, financial planning and human capital management solutions.