Pennsylvania

Main Line Bank Buys Insurance Agency

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. has continued its buying spree by acquiring Robert J. McAllister Agency, a full-service agency providing insurance and risk management solutions in the Philadelphia region. Bryn Mawr (NYSE: BMTC) did not disclose the financial terms of the transaction or the size of McAllister.

Rosemont, Pa.-based McAllister, which was founded in 1962, will be merged into Bryn Mawrโ€™s insurance subsidiary, Powers Craft Parker & Beard, another Rosemont agency that the bank acquired last year. McAllister CEO James Brinton will become part of the combined agency.

โ€œInsurance and risk management services are an important aspect of our strategic plan to broaden the scope of services that we offer to our wealth, business and consumer clients,โ€ Bryn Mawr Bank CEO Francis J. Leto said in a statement. โ€œWhile organic growth is a primary driver, acquisitions will help us quickly achieve the scale that we need to achieve our growth objectives.โ€

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