All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 24 2017 // The frequency of insurance claims surrounding mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is rising as large deals prove risky and the average payout on the most severe category of claims tops $20 million, according to an American...
Apr 20 2017 // Platform Partners LLC (Platform), a private company headquartered in Houston, has completed the acquisition of Beneplace LLC (Beneplace), markets and distributes voluntary employee benefits and employee discount programs...
Apr 20 2017 // Warburg Pincus is the frontrunner to acquire a minority stake in Indian insurer ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. from Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., according to people familiar with the...
Apr 20 2017 // Building on their existing collaboration, Beazley and Munich Re’s Corporate Insurance Partner announced the creation of “Vector,” a partnership that aims “to bring innovation and capacity to the...
Apr 19 2017 // Specialty insurance brokerages AmWINS Group Inc. and Partners Specialty Group LLC have agreed to merge.Partners will become part of the AmWINS Brokerage Division, bringing an expanded geographic presence that complements...
Apr 19 2017 // Specialty underwriter and program administrator Business Risk Partners (BRP), headquartered in Windsor, Conn., has added two new members to its Professional Liability (E&O) and Operations team.Jennifer Stein was named...
Apr 17 2017 // China’s Anbang Insurance Group will let its agreement to acquire U.S. annuities and life insurer Fidelity & Guaranty Life (FGL) for $1.6 billion lapse, after failing to secure all the necessary regulatory...
Apr 13 2017 // Zurich Insurance Group has successfully acquired Cover-More Group Ltd., a leading travel insurance and assistance solutions provider based in Sydney with a strong market position in Australia, India and the U.S.This...
Apr 12 2017 // USI Insurance Services has acquired Cameron M. Harris & Company, an insurance brokerage firm in North Carolina. Cameron M. Harris & Company and its employees will remain at the current Charlotte location. Terms of...
Apr 11 2017 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has acquired the assets of Phoenix, Ariz.-based National Truck Services Group. The NTSG leadership personnel, AJ Planeta, sales manager, and Kathy Herter commercial lines manager, will oversee...
Apr 11 2017 // Xiang Junbo, the man on whose watch China’s insurance industry flourished, is now himself under investigation. As Bloomberg News reported over the weekend, China’s anti-graft agency is probing the...
Apr 11 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has added to its employee benefits practice and expertise with the acquisition of Mosse & Mosse Associates LLC’s...
Apr 11 2017 // United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC Insurance), a property and casualty insurance holding company, announced April 3 it has received all necessary regulatory approvals, met all other closing conditions and successfully...
Apr 10 2017 // Missouri police could lose state funding for sobriety checkpoints after a debate weighing motorists’ rights to avoid unreasonable searches against the state’s interest in keeping roads safe, as well as the...
Apr 10 2017 // National insurance broker and consultant, NFP, has acquired The Thomas Insurance Agency of Benton Inc. in Benton, Ark. Thomas Insurance Agency is a property/casualty insurance broker that provides commercial and personal...
Apr 7 2017 // S&P Global Ratings has raised its long-term counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Aviabel Cie. Belge d’Assurances Aviation to “A” from “A-“, following the completion of its...
Apr 7 2017 // V3 Insurance Partners LLC (V3), a Newtown, Penn.-based specialty program administrator offering insurance programs targeted at middle market companies, has added two senior executives to its professional lines practice –...
Apr 6 2017 // Markel Canada, the Toronto-based subsidiary of Markel International, has acquired the remaining 50 percent stake in Allsport Insurance Marketing Ltd.Allsport is an incorporated managing general agent (MGA) specializing in...
Apr 6 2017 // Managing general agency, Worldwide Facilities – Houston, announced a partnership with Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA) for well control insurance through the OIPA’s Partners Program.Worldwide...
Apr 6 2017 // TDC Risk Management, a Maumee, Ohio-based independent property and casualty insurance agency and risk management firm announced a partnership with California’s Highline Insurance.Highline Insurance is an independent...