{"id":24792,"date":"2026-02-27T17:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=859943"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:26:09","slug":"higginbotham-acquires-illinois-based-monarch-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/higginbotham-acquires-illinois-based-monarch-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Higginbotham Acquires Illinois-Based Monarch Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/img\/social\/opengraph\/ij-social-default-1200x630.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2026\/02\/27\/859943.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2026\/02\/27\/859943.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>Higginbotham announced it has acquired Monarch Solutions Inc., a firm that supports high-net-worth individuals with insurance related strategies that are intended to provide tax savings and estate liquidity.<\/p>\n<p>Monarch founder and now Higginbotham Managing Director Kevin Klaas will be based at Higginbotham\u2019s Fort Worth headquarters, with Operations Manager Ann Marie Coyle continuing to lead the team at Monarch\u2019s field office.<\/p>\n<p>Monarch is based in Chicago and has a Dallas office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagtag\"> <span class=\"tagtag\">Topics<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/mergers\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Mergers &amp; Acquisitions<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/location\/illinois\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Illinois<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"859943\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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