Ames & Gough acquires specialized New England insurance agency

Specialty broker Ames & Gough has acquired Providence, Rhode Island-based Bixby Insurance Agency Inc., which serves architects and engineers throughout New England, for an undisclosed amount.

McLean, Virginia-based Ames & Gough, a broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations and nonprofits and other professional service firms, said in its statement the transaction is effective Wednesday.

Bob Bixby, Bixby Insurance’s president and founder, and members of his professional staff, will become employees of Ames & Gough. Bixby Insurance clients will be served primarily from the Ames & Gough Boston operation, said the statement.

“For more than two decades, Bixby Insurance has been synonymous with quality insurance and risk services for design firms across New England,” said Mike Herlihy, executive vice president of Ames & Gough and head of the firm’s Boston operation.

“At Ames & Gough, we share Bob Bixby’s commitment to deliver exceptional client service along with his firm’s focus on serving the needs of architectural and engineering firms. We look forward to bringing our specialist resources and capabilities to Bixby’s clients as they make the transition to our firm.”