{"id":21168,"date":"2023-12-26T06:02:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T06:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=753218"},"modified":"2023-12-26T06:02:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T06:02:32","slug":"oakbridge-acquires-akin-insurance-agency-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2023\/12\/26\/oakbridge-acquires-akin-insurance-agency-in-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakbridge Acquires Akin Insurance Agency in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southeast\/2023\/12\/26\/753218.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southeast\/2023\/12\/26\/753218.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>Oakbridge Insurance Agency, calling itself one of the largest independent agencies with partnerships around the country, has acquired another Georgia company.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_753220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-753220\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-753220 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shan-Akin.jpg\" alt width=\"125\" height=\"150\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-753220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shan Akin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Akin Insurance Agency, with offices in Vienna and Cordele, Georgia, specializes in agribusiness insurance and has been a family-run operation since 1954, the companies said in a news release. It was founded by Edith Akin and was purchased by Shannon Akin in 1967. 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