Kaufman Group acquires premium auditing firm

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has acquired regional insurance premium audit services firm Chlystek & White Services Inc., the specialty insurance company said Tuesday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Farmington Hills, Michigan-based Kaufman said Chlystek, which is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will become part of Fort Collins, Colorado-based Afirm, a Kaufman premium audits, loss control and risk services unit.

Chlystek’s 158 employees will be retained by Afirm. Chlystek’s principal shareholder, Mark de Wall, who will be based in Grand Rapids, will become Afirm’s vice president of sales.

Kaufman’s other operations include wholesale broker and underwriting manager Burns & Wilcox, which recently relocated and expanded its Wilmington, North Carolina office.