1 articles · Updated · Insurance Business · Aug 20
Summary
D.B. Insurance Services gives Inszone a San Antonio personal-lines agency built around mortgage-broker referrals, placing the buyer closer to customers at the moment a home purchase creates immediate insurance demand.
That strategy mirrors Inszone’s March purchase of Jaffery Insurance & Financial Services, another home-and-auto agency whose business flowed heavily from real estate and mortgage relationships.
The deal stands out in a cooling M&A market: North American agency acquisitions fell to 292 in first-half 2026, down 15% year over year and 24% below the five-year average, according to OPTIS Partners.
Inszone still ranked among the most active buyers with 33 acquisitions in the first six months of 2026, second to BroadStreet’s 37, while CEO Chris Walters said D.B. staff will gain carrier access and centralized support.