K2 Insurance Services LLC said March 31 that it acquired HighPoint Underwriters of Morris Plains, N.J.

With the acquisition, K2 Insurance announced that its workers'compensation specialist, Midwestern Insurance Alliance, along with High Point havepartnered with QBE Insurance GroupLtd.'s QBE North America to administer a national workers' compensationand occupational accident insurance program.

David King and Roman Atkielski will continue to lead the day-to-daybusiness of High Point, said Bob Kimmel, president of Solana Beach, Calif.-basedK2 Insurance.

Midwestern Insurance Alliance is based in Louisville, Ky.