This week's update includes insurance industry news from Ryan Specialty, Arch Insurance, Orion180 and more. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Deep Associates Insurance Agency and Thompson & Linscott Insurance Agency of North Adams, Massachusetts each partnered with Wheeler & Taylor Insurance, the oldest independent insurance agency in Berkshire County. The two long-established insurance agencies joined Wheeler & Taylor of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to broaden their insurance offerings locally, regionally and nationally. Both firms retain their name, staff, location and management.

Ryan Specialty formed an exclusive relationship with MagMutual, the largest mutual insurer of physicians and hospitals in the U.S. This relationship is through Sapphire Blue, which specializes in developing sophisticated solutions to complex healthcare risks, and is a part of the firm's underwriting specialty, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers.

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