York Insurance Group Acquires American Risk Pooling Consultants

York Insurance Services Group Inc., a national provider of claims-handling, specialized loss adjusting and other insurance services acquired Southfield, Mich.-based American Risk Pooling Consultants (ARPCO) and its affiliates. ARPCO was a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Mercury Financial Corp. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

ARPCO provides pool administration services, including underwriting, claims, loss control/risk management and reinsurance, for self-insured public entity pools throughout the Midwest. ARPCO President John Brockschmidt will become part of York Risk Management Services, a division of York that specializes in public entities, such as cities, townships, special districts and schools, as well as providing services to MGA programs and the commercial middle market. York RMS runs such programs in every region of the U.S.

Source: York Insurance Services Group Inc.