All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 24 2017 // Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group LLC has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Oxford Insurance Services LLC (Oxford), a wholesale insurance brokerage headquartered in Houston, Texas.Oxford will become part of R-T...
Oct 23 2017 // Optisure Risk Partners, a Manchester, N.H.-based insurance broker, has promoted Christopher Arnold to vice president of its Sutton James Aviation division.In this role, Arnold will continue to work with Sutton James...
Oct 23 2017 // The Hartford has agreed to acquire Aetna’s U.S. group life and disability business for cash consideration of $1.45 billion.This acquisition enhances The Hartford’s group benefits distribution capabilities and...
Oct 23 2017 // Aegon NV, the Dutch insurer that generates most of its business from the U.S., is scouting for acquisitions and has looked at companies including smaller rival ASR Nederland NV amid consolidation in the domestic market,...
Oct 20 2017 // Brown & Brown of Louisiana LLC, a subsidiary of Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Lapeyre, Staples & Robichaux, the companies announced.Lapeyre, Staples and...
Oct 20 2017 // Arkansas highway officials have left open the possibility they’ll take a road funding proposal to lawmakers in 2019 rather than pursue a ballot measure next year.The move comes a day after Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he...
Oct 20 2017 // Morrison Mahoney LLP, a Boston, Mass.-headquartered law firm, has announced the election of six new partners.The partners represent a range of practice areas including appeals, insurance coverage, construction litigation,...
Oct 20 2017 // Kueny Insurance, a Warrington, Penn.-based insurance company, has merged with KMRD Partners, a boutique risk management and human capital solutions firm also based in Warrington.The merger brings three new team members to...
Oct 20 2017 // The number of insurance agency mergers and acquisitions over the first nine months of the year rose from 350 in 2016 to 457 this year, OPTIS Partners’ new quarterly report reveals. There were 132 deals announced...
Oct 20 2017 // Neon announced the launch of an underwriting operation in Italy with Cambiaso Risso, a leading Italian marine broker who will have a minority shareholding in the venture.Based in Genoa, Neon Italy will initially target...
Oct 19 2017 // AIG UK said on Thursday it had underwritten its first sharia-compliant warranty and indemnity policy out of London’s M&A insurance market, as the city looks to Islamic finance to help bring new...
Oct 19 2017 // Assurant will pay $2.5 billion to acquire The Warranty Group, a rival that provides insurance protection plans in areas including consumer electronics and appliances.Assurant is buying The Warranty Group from TPG Capital,...
Oct 18 2017 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Graffam Insurance Group LLC (Graffam). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Cumberland Center, Maine, Graffam...
Oct 18 2017 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG), a property and casualty insurance and employee benefits broker, has acquired CNC Insurance Associates Inc. (CNC). The transaction became effective October 1, 2017.CNC is THG’s 38th...
Oct 18 2017 // Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS-Partners) has promoted Matt Hammer to partner. He will lead the company’s Orlando office. As a partner, Hammer now has an ownership stake in the firm. His involvement in...
Oct 17 2017 // Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Banyan Consulting Group, Inc. (Banyan). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. With offices in Greensboro, Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina, Banyan...
Oct 16 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Reynolds & Rodar Insurance Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.With roots going back to 1882, Reynolds & Rodar is the oldest...
Oct 16 2017 // Specialty broker AmWINS Group reports it has agreed to acquire 15 insurance programs from broker Willis Towers Watson.Among the programs being acquired by AmWINS are MountainGuard, which provides underwriting, claims and...
Oct 16 2017 // Research from Willis Towers Watson published earlier this month revealed that insurers doing acquisitions in 2016 underperformed in comparison to peers that stayed away from M&A.WTW used a performance measure based on...
Oct 16 2017 // Insurance Journal today launched a contest in conjunction with Insurance Careers Movement on what young insurance professionals believe is the coolest part of their job. It’s a bit tricky, however, because...