The addition of this Pompton Plains-based firm with a focus on the trucking and transportation industry expands the company's presence in its home state.

In addition to a New York-based firm NJBIZ reported on last week, the Iselin-based company also added Allan M. Walker Insurance Agency of Taunton, Mass., to its fast-growing portfolio.

Now on its third generation of leadership, the Gerard P. Smith Insurance Agency is one of the largest independent firms in the industry in its region.

Sagacity Benefits President Steven Preader said that joining WIA would result in even more services for the Midwestern company's clients.

The addition of Commercial Insurance Agency – whose client portfolio focuses on the food and hospitality industry – expands the Iselin-based firm's footprint in the greater Boston area.

Founded in 1968, Lubowicki Insurance Agency Inc. offers car, home and business insurance in Middlesex, Somerset, Union, Monmouth and Hunterdon counties.

The move provides the growing World Insurance Associates, which has completed 145 acquisitions since its founding in 2011, space for its operational employees to work together in support of the company's regional teams.

The Tinton Falls-based insurance broker welcomes J. Stine Agency Inc. of Little Silver to its team.

Wealth Advisory Group was established in 1993 by Richard Craft and Michael Bass to provide investment advice for 401(k) and 403(b) plans and high net-worth individuals. In 2007, they founded Corporate Benefits Alliance to offer comprehensive employee benefits strategies for fully insured and self-funded health plans.

Ciardiello Insurance Agency offers personal insurance including vehicle, property, health and life, and other business insurance solutions.

The firm also announced the addition of Jay Kirschbaum as director of compliance for its employee benefits practice.

The company, which offers a full range of insurance products, was founded in 1965 and has served customers from the same location since that time.