DOWLING HALES ANNOUNCES ITS SECOND TRANSACTION OF 2019: PARAMOUNT GENERAL AGENCY  ANNOUNCES ITS SALE TO INSURANCE STRATEGIES. Dowling Hales served as exclusive financial advisor to Paramount General Agency (“Paramount”), a managing general agency and Lloyd’s coverholder, and Paramount Acceptance Corporation, a premium finance company (together, the “Companies”), in its sale to Insurance Strategies Consulting, LLC. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Tyler, TX with a satellite office in Frisco, Paramount specializes in underwriting commercial transportation risks. Paramount manages specialty long-haul and cross-border programs for trucks traveling between the United States and Mexico. The Companies are led by President & Chief Executive Officer, Rick Hale, who will continue to head the operation with his new partner.