USI Insurance Services has struck a deal to acquire Toledo,Ohio-based Brooks Insurance Agency, TheBlade reported March 30.

Brooks offers property and casualty insurance, employeebenefit plans and contractor bonding primarily to privately held, middle-marketbusinesses. It employs 75 people, the newspaper reported. The deal's terms werenot disclosed.

Dennis Johnson, Brooks' president, said his company wouldcontinue to operate in Toledo and would focus on clients in Ohio and Michigan.

USI is based near New York City and operates 150 officesacross the U.S.