Baldwin Group's Westwood Insurance Agrees To Acquire Homebuilder Distribution Network From Hippo Holdings; Terms Undisclosed

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | June 12, 2025 07:09am

• Hippo's Homebuilder Distribution Network Adds 8 New Homebuilders to Westwood's Client Roster; At Closing, Westwood Will Power the Home Insurance Experience for 20 of the Top 25 Homebuilders Representing Over 35% of Total New Single-Family Homes Built in the U.S. Annually
   
• MSI Enters into Program Administrator Agreement and Claims Administration Agreement with Hippo and its Affiliates to Provide Additional Proprietary Capacity to Westwood's Builder Partners
   
• Hippo and its Affiliates, Including Spinnaker, to Provide Fronting Capacity and Additional Reinsurance Support on MSI Programs

The Baldwin Group announced today that, Westwood Insurance Agency LLC ("Westwood"), an indirect subsidiary of The Baldwin Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire from Hippo Holdings, Inc. ("Hippo") (NYSE:HIPO) and its affiliates all the outstanding equity interests of the various entities comprising Hippo's homebuilder distribution network. The Partnership, The Baldwin Group's nomenclature for a strategic acquisition, further solidifies Westwood's position as the preeminent insurance agency for the homebuilding industry. Hippo's homebuilder distribution network generated revenues of approximately $29.2million in the most recent trailing 12-month period1 and is expected to deliver approximately $7 million of adjusted EBITDA over the 12 months following the closing of the Partnership, which is currently anticipated to occur on or around July 1, 2025, subject to certain closing conditions. The Partnership is expected to be neutral to Net Leverage (as defined below) and accretive to 2026 pro forma adjusted Diluted EPS.

Separate from the purchase of Hippo's homebuilder distribution network, Millennial Specialty Insurance, LLC ("MSI"), The Baldwin Group's managing general agency (MGA), has entered into a Program Administrator Agreement and a Claims Administration Agreement with an affiliate of Hippo on a new homebuilder program aimed at providing additional proprietary capacity for Westwood's builder partners. Additionally, Hippo and its affiliates, including Spinnaker Insurance Company, have committed to provide capacity and reinsurance support for existing and potential future MSI programs.

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