All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 3 2018 // France’s AXA Group moved a step closer to closing on its acquisition of XL Group as Nw York insurance regulators have given their approval of the deal.New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) on Friday...
Aug 31 2018 // Specialty insurer Markel Corp. has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Nephila Holdings, a standalone insurance-linked securities manager.Nephila, has more than $12 billion of assets under management for...
Aug 31 2018 // Canopius announced it has signed a partnership with Anvil Underwriting Ltd., a credit and political risk managing general agent (MGA).The agreement is effective from Sept. 3 and will allow Anvil to underwrite credit...
Aug 31 2018 // PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Brian Dowd will succeed John Elkann as chairman of the company’s board of directors, effective Sept. 1. Elkann, who is chairman and CEO of PartnerRe’s parent company, EXOR, will...
Aug 31 2018 // Holman Insurance Services, a full-service brokerage offering personal and commercial insurance products headquartered in New Jersey, has expanded its personal insurance coverage into the Florida market.Offering a...
Aug 30 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Inc. has acquired Noblesville, Indiana-based Ritman & Associates Inc., which specializes in professional liability insurance. Jennifer Ritman has built a boutique insurance agency...
Aug 30 2018 // Roost, a provider of home telematics for property insurance carriers, has partnered with New York-based Kingstone Insurance.Roost is a technology company headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. Kingstone is a property and...
Aug 30 2018 // TransRe has acquired the exclusive renewal quotation rights to all of Maiden Reinsurance North America’s U.S. treaty customers from their diversified business. TransRe has also hired the U.S. treaty team from Maiden...
Aug 29 2018 // The Houston City Council voted unanimously to purchase $30 million in cyber insurance coverage at a total premium cost of $471,000. The policy provides first-party coverage for the city’s operations, third-party...
Aug 29 2018 // Why do people buy insurance? I’ll take a hand. Better yet, just shout out your answers.I just imagined someone sitting in a cubicle suddenly shouting, “It’s the law,” and that thought makes me laugh...
Aug 29 2018 // IAT Insurance Group has hired Ken Chapman as executive vice president, Surety, to lead IAT’s new surety business following IAT’s acquisition of IFIC Surety Group that is expected to close in the third...
Aug 29 2018 // Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday it is partnering with a handful of Indian banks to bring quick loans to the masses, as it aims to woo tens of millions of new internet users in the country to its digital...
Aug 28 2018 // CPA Mutual, headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, has acquired Michigan-based Professional Management Consultants Association of America (PMCA) in a move to expand brand awareness among more CPA firms, particularly those...
Aug 28 2018 // Hong Kong-based insurer FWD Group has agreed to buy HSBC Holdings Plc’s stake in a Malaysian insurance joint venture as part of a plan to expand its presence in Asia, three people familiar with the matter said.FWD,...
Aug 28 2018 // Apollo Global Management LLC, the investment firm led by Leon Black, agreed to acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. for $2.6 billion, in the latest example of private equity investors expanding their insurance...
Aug 27 2018 // The Villages Insurance Partners (TVIP) has promoted Rose Connell to Personal Lines executive manager. Connell’s new leadership role will have her working directly with the Personal Lines division to ensure client...
Aug 27 2018 // The Allstate Corp. has agreed to acquire InfoArmor, a provider of employee identity protection, for $525 million in cash.The insurer said it sees “significant opportunity to cross sell” the new product through...
Aug 27 2018 // Cigna Corp. shareholders on Friday voted in favor of the health insurer’s proposed $52 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Co., although the deal still needs clearance from...
Aug 24 2018 // Kaplansky Insurance, an independent, locally owned agency in the Northeast, has acquired Lit-Flynn Insurance Agency in Randolph, Mass.Lit-Flynn Insurance Agency offers coverage on individual and personal insurance...
Aug 23 2018 // Reliance Partners, a commercial insurance agency headquartered in Chattanooga, Tenn., has promoted Laura Ann Howell to the position of chief operating officer. Laura Ann Howell Prior to the promotion, Howell began her...