World Insurance Associates LLC said Wednesday it has appointed Ken Bond as chief corporate development officer.
Mr. Bond, who was most recently head of corporate development at financial advisor Cetera Financial Group Inc., spent 12 years in corporate development at Aon plc.
World Insurance CEO Rich Eknoian said in a statement that Mr. Bond’s responsibilities will include sourcing deals and driving the Iselin, New Jersey-based brokerage’s mergers and acquisitions strategy.
Private equity-backed World Insurance has been one of the most acquisitive brokerage firms in the last three years and has completed 36 deals in 2023, according to Optis Partners LLC.
It is the 28th largest brokerage company in the US business, according to business insurance‘S Most recent ranking,