PDA: Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Professional Disability Associates, LLC

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- J. Scott Penny, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), and Al Helmond, Kevin Riley and Don Abbott, principals of Professional Disability Associates, LLC ("PDA"), today announced that The Advocator Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired PDA. PDA is an innovative disability services company and industry leader providing specialty claims management services, including medical file review, vocational services, and claim consulting, to major disability insurers, reinsurers and self-insured employers. PDA has annual revenues of approximately $15,000,000. The PDA team will continue to operate from their offices in Portland, Maine, as Professional Disability Associates, LLC, under the leadership of Al Helmond and Kevin Riley. PDA leadership will report to Julie Turpin, Chief Executive Officer of The Advocator Group. Julie Turpin stated, "Like The Advocator Group, Al, Kevin and the PDA team have built a strong presence founded in expertise, sharing business insights and close relationships with clients. This partnership will allow both organizations to deliver service that drives deep and sustained ...Full story available on Benzinga.com