DLA Piper represented Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida (Florida Blue) in its agreement to sell affiliate Comp Options Insurance Company, Inc. (OptaComp) to AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. The deal is expected to close in the fall of 2014.

OptaComp is a Florida-based, workers’ compensation insurer that works with small businesses with low-hazard risk profiles.

The DLA Piper team representing Florida Blue included Jackie Hodes and Jeffrey Musaffi (Miami); Gerald Rokoff, David Luce, Michael Greenberg, Brittani Yriarte and Carla Small (New York); and Rita Patel (Washington, DC).