National Financial Partners Corp. (NYSE: NFP), a leading provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services, acquired Lane McVicker, LLC (LMV).

A provider of personal lines property and casualty insurance to high net worth clients, LMV will be integrated into NFP Property & Casualty Services, Inc. (NFP P&C) to establish a national platform that delivers service, competitive pricing and technical competence for private clients. The transaction is effective Oct. 1.

Keith McVicker, president and chief executive officer of LMV, will serve as a consultant to NFP P&C. LMV's four other employee-owners, Michael Carmody, Amy Ciasulli, Gilbert Lai and Brett Woodward, will become senior vice presidents of NFP P&C, leading its high net worth personal lines division and reporting to Terrence M. Scali, chief executive officer of NFP P&C.