Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based A.P. Reid Insurance Ltd. plansto acquire commercial lines insurance brokerage Robinson Insurance Brokers ofEdmonton.

Robinson Insurance's brokerage operations will be integratedunder the A.P. Reid brand, effective Nov. 1.

Daniel Robinson, the president and owner of RobinsonInsurance, will join A.P. Reid as western regional manager.

After completion of the deal, A.P. Reid's Edmonton officeand the Robinson Insurance office will join to create a western regional officeheaded by Robinson and Kathleen Corkum, A.P. Reid's current western businessdevelopment manager. 

The entire Robinson Insurance team is expected to remainwith the newly merged offices.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed in a news release.