All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 18 2016 // Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd, the country’s second-largest insurer, is aiming for a possible fivefold increase in overseas investments and has not been put off Britain by its vote to leave the European...
Aug 18 2016 // United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC Insurance), a property and casualty insurance holding company, has entered into a merger agreement with RDX Holding, LLC, the parent of American Coastal Insurance Co. (ACIC or American...
Aug 17 2016 // Newly formed Watford Specialty Insurance Co. (WSIC), a subsidiary of Bermuda-based Watford Re, took a big leap forward recently with its acquisition of a carrier with admitted licenses in all 50 states and the District of...
Aug 16 2016 // Liberty Mutual Insurance and Sanpower Group Co. Ltd., one of China’s leading private enterprises, announced they have agreed to create a joint venture from Liberty Mutual’s current Chinese property/casualty...
Aug 15 2016 // ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, announced it has acquired the renewal rights for Allied World’s marine hull business in Asia. The transaction completed on August 5.“I am very...
Aug 15 2016 // The judge overseeing the U.S. Justice Department’s bid to stop health insurer Anthem from merging with competitor Cigna said on Friday her goal was to have a ruling by the end of January, later than the Dec. 30 date...
Aug 12 2016 // U.S. Risk L.L.C. has acquired Continental Risk Insurance Services. Continental Risk is a Lodi, Calif.-based wholesale insurance broker. Continental places marine insurance for both commercial and personal marine-related...
Aug 12 2016 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based DSP Insurance Services has added employee benefits specialist, Nancy Vatch, along with her team of professionals, and acquired Cormac Benefits Group, led by Bill Storie. DSP also announced that Jim...
Aug 12 2016 // Global Risk Partners Ltd. (GRP) has acquired the commercial and personal insurance broker BB Insure, which has offices in the UK cities of Boston and Skegness.BB Insure’s management team will continue to lead the...
Aug 12 2016 // Hanover Stone Partners, a risk management services firm, and accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, have partnered on a vendor risk management services to help businesses and other commercial...
Aug 9 2016 // LexisNexis Risk Solutions, part of RELX Group, announced it is acquiring the Crash and Project business group Appriss, a public safety business that provides technology solutions for the efficient collection of crash...
Aug 8 2016 // NSM Insurance Group, an insurance program administrator based in Pa., has agreed to enter into a joint venture with Massachussetts-based private equity investment firm, ABRY Partners, and AIG.Through this partnership, NSM...
Aug 8 2016 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. has appointed Jörg Bruniecki as head of Global Client & Broker Management, effective August 1.Responsible for ensuring that PartnerRe’s largest multinational clients experience a...
Aug 8 2016 // Merger and acquisition activity was slower in the second quarter of 2016, compared to Q2 2015, but was still above 2012, 2013 and 2014 levels for the same period. In Q2 2016, there were 88 transactions, compared with 119...
Aug 8 2016 // A lawyer with a law firm that represented Harleysville Group Inc. in its $760 million merger with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. in 2011 has been sentenced to six months in jail for trading on inside information related...
Aug 5 2016 // U.S. Risk L.L.C. has acquired Continental Marine Insurance Services. Continental is a Lodi, Calif.-based wholesale insurance broker. Continental has specialized in placing marine insurance for both commercial and personal...
Aug 5 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Gabor Insurance Services, Inc., including its subsidiary, American Professional Liability Underwriters, headquartered in Miami, Florida. Terms of the transaction were not...
Aug 4 2016 // Sandy Spring Insurance Corp., a subsidiary of Md. headquartered Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc., has acquired The Advantage Group Inc.Following the acquisition, The Advantage Group will continue to operate under its current...
Aug 4 2016 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Blue Horizon Insurance Services in San Diego, Calif.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ronald Zappelliand his team will continue to operate in San Diego under the direction of...
Aug 4 2016 // New York’s insurance regulator has “significant concerns” about Anthem Inc.’s proposed $48 billion acquisition of rival health insurer Cigna Corp. and will hold a hearing to address them before...