All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 25 2017 // Intesa Sanpaolo SpA’s interest in combining with insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA has no obvious logic to it. If the lender has a cunning plan to make it work, it needs to reveal it.For now, Intesa says simply that...
Jan 25 2017 // Intesa Sanpaolo SpA said it’s considering a merger with Assicurazioni Generali SpA, a deal that would reshape Italy’s financial industry by combining its second-biggest bank and largest insurer.“Possible...
Jan 25 2017 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has acquired Essential Insurance Services Inc., a Colorado-based provider of premium audit services, including general liability, worker’s compensation and...
Jan 24 2017 // StarStone, the global specialty insurer and subsidiary of Enstar Group Ltd., announced a joint venture partnership with Malakite Underwriting Partners Ltd., a managing general agent in Dubai, subject to regulatory...
Jan 24 2017 // Neon has expanded its M&A consortium, with capacity increasing from £50 million ($62.2 million) to £75 million ($93.3 million), effective on Jan. 1, 2017.The consortium is led by Neon and is 100 percent backed by...
Jan 23 2017 // TechAssure, the international nonprofit association of insurance and risk management experts for technology-related risks, has named Kansas City, Mo.-based Brush Creek Partners as a new member.Brush Creek Partners is an...
Jan 23 2017 // The last time Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA was rumoured to be in play, the supposed bidder, France’s AXA SA, said such a costly and complex deal would “make no sense at all.”This time, the...
Jan 23 2017 // Verisk Analytics Inc., the Jersey City, N.J.-based data analytics provider, has acquired Arium, an independent company specializing in liability risk modeling and decision support.London-based Arium will become part of AIR...
Jan 23 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired University Health Plans (UHP), a Quincy, Mass., based brokerage firm specializing in student health insurance...
Jan 19 2017 // Standard Chartered Bank and Allianz have formed a 15-year bancassurance partnership for the distribution of Allianz’s general insurance products, including travel, personal accident, fire and motor insurance...
Jan 19 2017 // USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired Diversified Insurance Service, a risk management and employee benefits firm headquartered in Elmore, Ohio. Founded in 1948, Diversified Insurance Service provides personal risk,...
Jan 18 2017 // Online small business insurance agency Next Insurance has partnered with specialty insurer Markel Corp. to offer tailored coverage for personal trainers.Next Insurance allows personal trainers to buy a professional and...
Jan 18 2017 // New York-based insurance broker and consultant, NFP, has acquired City Securities Insurance LLC in Indianapolis.The transaction closed on Dec. 30, 2016. City Securities Insurance is a full service property/casualty and...
Jan 18 2017 // Aon announced it has completed its acquisition of Admix, the São Paulo, Brazil-based health and benefits brokerage and solutions firm. Financial terms were not disclosed.“Admix’s brokerage and operational...
Jan 18 2017 // Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP), a Tampa-based insurance distribution and consulting holding company, has appointed Joe Finney to President, Mainstreet Insurance Group (MIG).MIG is a division of BRP focused on providing...
Jan 17 2017 // Santa Barbara, Calif.-based BB&H Benefit Designs has been purchased by Leavitt Group. Deborah Babineau and Marice McKeegan are the co-owners of the agency. The agency staff, location and contact information remain the...
Jan 17 2017 // The giant media firm Hearst has acquired Work-Loss Data Institute (WLDI), a provider of healthcare data and guidelines to the workers’ compensation industry.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. WLDI will become part...
Jan 13 2017 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire West Point, Ga.-based J. Smith Lanier & Co., one of the nation’s largest,...
Jan 13 2017 // World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., completed its 19th business acquisition on January 1, 2017 with the acquisition of A Berne Insurance based in Old Bridge,...
Jan 12 2017 // Robertson Ryan & Associates Inc., based Milwaukee, Wis., has acquired Allied Insurance Centers.Allied Insurance Centers President James Polaski will continue to own and service his client book and serve as a vice...