Northwest Savings Bank will acquire The Bert Co., doing business as The Bert Insurance Group, an employee benefits and P&C insurance firm. The Bert Insurance Group specializes in commercial and personal insurance planning as well as retirement benefit plans.
Northwest says The Bert Insurance Group serves all of northwestern Pennsylvania from its location in Erie, Pa., and has an extensive list of manufacturing, nonprofit, education, municipality, service industry, construction and professional clients.
The Bert Insurance Group will operate as a subsidiary of Northwest Savings Bank, Northwest says. The former owner, Douglas H. Bert, will remain with the company and assume corporate management responsibilities as president of Northwest's insurance operations.
