Cochrane & Co. Inc. acquired Colorado-based Heritage General Agency, the Insurance Journal reported.

Heritage General Agency will become part of Cochrane and will establish Cochrane's presence in Colorado.

Heritage General Agency provides services to small and rural independent insurance agents in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. Spokane, Wash.-based Cochrane provides wholesale brokerage and managing general agent services for property and casualty, surety, personal lines and transportation business.