
World Insurance Continues Expansion in Massachusetts
World Insurance Associates LLC is growing again in Massachusetts. The company announced that it has acquired the Wolpert Insurance Agency of Worcester. The official announcement was made on June 16, 2026, while the oficial closing date for the transaction was on October 1, 2025. No further terms were disclosed.
“On behalf of the World family, I would like to formally welcome Wolpert,” stated Rich Eknoian, Executive Chairman and Founder of World.” The addition of Wolpert to the World team further increases our presence in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition, Wolpert’s dedication to exceptional customer service is closely aligned with our core values at World, and I anticipate their continued success as part of our organization.”
Established in 1956, Wolpert Insurance currently represents the insurance needs of thousands of businesses and families throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with two office locations in Worcester and Jameston. They are well known for offering a wealth of transportation specialty coverage including trucking and transportation insurance, limousine insurance, and bobtail insurance.
“At Wolpert, we take our clients’ insurance very seriously,” says Mike Wolpert, Principal, Wolpert Insurance Agency. “We strive to develop solid relationships with our customers, and we believe this is one of the fundamental reasons many of our clients stay with us for generations.”
“Finding the right insurance for our customers is all about listening to their needs and then taking the time to sit down with them to decide on a plan that is right for them,” says Robert (Bob) Mucci, Principal, Wolpert Insurance Agency. “We are pleased to be joining World and expanding the products and services we offer to our customers.”
Other Massachusetts agencies acquired by World Insurance

Headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., World Insurance Associates has grown into a national agency focused on providing individuals and businesses with top products and services across personal and commercial insurance lines, employee benefits, retirement and financial services and human capital management solutions.
Since its founding in 2011, it has completed over 200 agency acquisitions and now serves customers from more than 250 offices in the U.S. As a result of its aggressive growth strategy, the brokerage now appears at the top of many ranking lists, including #28 on the 100 Largest Brokers of U.S. Business list by Business Insurance, #3 on the Fastest Growing Benefits Brokers list by Business Insurance, #15 on the Top 100 P&C Agencies by Insurance Journal, and #19 on the Top 50 Personal Lines Agencies by Insurance Journal.
As for Massachusetts, the company has made a series of agency acquisitions over the past few years, including the following that have been previously reported by Agency Checklists:
2025 Agency Acquisitions in New England
2024 Agency Acquisitions in New England
2023 Agency Acquisitions in New England
- New England’s Foy Insurance Joins World Insurance Associates
- Wm F. Borhek & B. R. Alexander Agencies Join World Insurance Associates
- World Picks Up Another Two Agencies In New England
- Bearce Insurance Agency Joins World Insurance Associates
- New Bedford’s Tomlinson & O’Neil Joins World Insurance Associates
2022 Agency Acquisitions in New England
- World Insurance Associates Adds Another Mass. Agency To Its Ranks (Circle Insurance Agency)
- World Insurance Associates Acquires O’Brien And Gibbons Insurance Agency
- World Insurance Agency Acquisition Hat Trick: Two Massachusetts Agencies & A Rhode Island One (Tarpey and Rush-Kent Agency)
- World Insurance Associates Acquires The 174-Year-Old Allan M. Walker Insurance Agency
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Commercial Insurance Agency
- J.K. Olivieri Insurance Agency Joins World Insurance Associates
2021 Agency Acquisitions in New England
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Plainville’s Pope Insurance Agency
- World Insurance Associates Acquires Rocco Rose
- World Insurance Associates Acquires The R.S. Gilmore Insurance Agency