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The impact of disasters—natural or otherwise—can leave even the most robust entities vulnerable, causing uncertainty over their future. This constant threat magnifies stress, strains resources, and hampers growth, making resilience more crucial than ever. At Tidal Basin Group, we tackle these challenges head-on. As architects of resilience, we transform vulnerability into strength through innovative thinking and integrated solutions in program management, technology and emergency consulting. We listen, consider diverse perspectives, and equip you with the tools to redefine resilience. Our mission is to empower organizations and communities to rebound from challenges, and create a future where resilience is the backbone of every strategy—helping everyone to Be stronger than before®.
CAC Group operates in two distinct sectors. The first entity, CAC Group (Insurance & Advisory Services), is a prominent insurance broker and advisor. They specialize in customized solutions for insurance and capital markets, offering advisory and placement services for complex risk management. They also provide bespoke financial solutions through CAC Capital, focusing on private finance and structured offerings. In August 2024, they launched a new brand identity to reflect their expanded capabilities. The second entity, CAC Holdings Corporation, is a Japanese IT services conglomerate established in 1966. With 23 subsidiaries worldwide, it provides IT system construction, operation, and strategic consulting for enterprises. The company is led by President and CEO Ryota Nishimori and has a consolidated workforce of 4,653 employees. As of December 2024, CAC Holdings reported a capital of ¥3.7 billion and consolidated sales of ¥52.06 billion.
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
Greater Iowa Credit Union (GICU) is a member-owned financial cooperative established in June 1932 by a group of Iowa State University employees. It has grown to serve over 36,000 members across a 33-county area in Central and Western Iowa, managing assets between $624 million and $667 million. GICU is federally insured and state-chartered, emphasizing its commitment to the financial well-being of its members and the communities it serves. GICU offers a range of financial services typical of credit unions, including banking services like checking and savings accounts, loans for personal, auto, and business needs, and possibly investment services. The credit union operates nine branch locations in cities such as Ames, Ankeny, and Des Moines, providing localized service. GICU is also dedicated to community engagement, having received recognition as the Best Credit Union in Crawford County and Story County multiple times.
Berkley Program Specialists is a leading insurance operation dedicated exclusively to program business. We provide access to national admitted and non-admitted A+ XV insurance carriers, program management expertise, and reinsurance support when required to program administrators in the U.S. We are a casualty driven company, although we have the ability to offer ancillary property and automobile products as well. Our Mission Berkley Program Specialists goal is to be the preferred insurance operation for program administrators who are experts in the industries they serve and are looking for a stable, secure, and proven company to support and help grow their casualty-driven homogeneous niche program with annual GWP of at least $5 million. Business We Seek Our preferred client is a highly respected program administrator or insurance specialist who possesses the ability to quote, underwrite, rate, bind and issue policies within a homogeneous industry field. They should have a strong sense of integrity, significant expertise in their chosen industries, a differentiated value proposition, and a solid distribution system. Our preferred program opportunities consist of annual premiums in excess of $5 million, complete with strong, documented premium and loss histories.