Hub International, an insurance brokerage firm, has acquired the assets of California-based Lawson-Hawks Insurance Agency (LHI).

In connection with this transaction, the LHI team will become part of the California operations of Hub International Insurance Services and will remain in their existing offices in Mountain View, Carmel, Folsom, Monterey and Truckee, California.

LHI serves the insurance and risk management needs of companies across many industries, with specific niche expertise in medical malpractice, lawyers’ professional liability, environmental insurance, coverage for home builders and affinity and program business of several national associations.

John Miller, CEO of LHI, will join Hub California as a senior officer and will focus on the growth of Hub California’s operations and the development of its client services in Northern California.

Hub California president Kirk Christ said this acquisition strategically expands Hub’s footprint in California.

The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.