All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 30 2015 // Smith Brothers Insurance LLC, an independent agency based in Glastonbury, Connecticut, announced that it has acquired the assets of Carillo & Howland Inc., an agency with locations in Windsor Locks and Somers,...
Jul 30 2015 // W.R. Berkley Corp.’s chairman and CEO slammed the surge of merger and acquisition activity hitting the property/casualty industry in recent months as something driven more by “management ego” than true...
Jul 30 2015 // PartnerRe Ltd, the reinsurance company that has a $6.6 billion merger agreement with AXIS Capital Holdings, has indicated that it is now willing to negotiate a new deal with rival suitor EXOR, SpA, according to people...
Jul 30 2015 // Bermuda-based Ironshore International has named Rowan Bamford as its new Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Tax, effective immediately. He will oversee the M&A business lines the company’s portfolio,...
Jul 30 2015 // Lancashire Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Alex Maloney dismissed suggestions the insurer would be better off combining with a larger competitor.“I don’t really buy the bigger is better thing,”...
Jul 30 2015 // San Diego, CA, July 30 2015 – Atlas General Holdings, a California based full service insurance services company that specializes in providing commercial insurance solutions, and Vanbridge Holdings LLC, an insurance...
Jul 28 2015 // PartnerRe has enough on its plate juggling a proposed merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and an unsolicited bid from the Italian investment firm EXOR SpA. Now there is a sizable second-quarter loss with which to...
Jul 28 2015 // American International Group (AIG) has named a new investment officer and is buying the new executive’s firm.Douglas A. Dachille, chief executive officer of New York City-based First Principles Capital Management,...
Jul 28 2015 // The Hartford reported core earnings of $389 million for the second quarter 2015, an increase of $245 million from $144 million in second quarter 2014. The increase was due in part to improved underwriting results with...
Jul 28 2015 // Anthem Inc’s decision to buy Cigna Corp., forming the largest U.S. health insurer by membership, will likely speed consolidation across the healthcare industry, from hospitals to drugmakers.Anthem announced its...
Jul 28 2015 // PartnerRe Ltd. investors should vote against a planned merger with rival reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., proxy adviser Glass Lewis & Co. said in a recommendation that’s a victory for hostile bidder EXOR...
Jul 27 2015 // White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. agreed to sell Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. for about $2.2 billion to an arm of China Minsheng Investment Corp.The price for the reinsurer will be 127 percent of...
Jul 27 2015 // The Senate advanced a proposal to extend the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter as part of legislation to finance highways and mass transit for three years.The 67-26 vote during an unusual Sunday session moves forward...
Jul 27 2015 // PartnerRe Ltd. investors should reject a planned merger with rival reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and instead opt for a bid of more than $6.7 billion from Italy’s EXOR SpA, ISS Proxy Advisory Services said in a...
Jul 24 2015 // Anthem Inc. said on Friday it would buy Cigna Corp in a deal valued at $54.2 billion, creating the largest U.S. health insurer by membership.The deal – the biggest ever in the health insurance industry – comes...
Jul 24 2015 // Trieste-based Generali Group announced that it has acquired MyDrive Solutions, a UK company that uses data analytics tools to profile driving behavior.MyDrive Solutions, which was founded in 2010, specializes in...
Jul 24 2015 // DUAL, the underwriting arm of the Hyperion Insurance Group, announced it has acquired Oliva Underwriting, the UK-based MGA specializing in property & casualty, contractor trades and marine insurance.The acquisition...
Jul 23 2015 // The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), an organization supporting the healthcare industry in advancing the state of information protection, has partnered with Willis North America to identify a common approach...
Jul 22 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc. announced today its acquisition of Founders Insurance Group, an independent agency with locations in Torrington and Lakeville, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founders...
Jul 22 2015 // Teague Insurance has acquired C. Lee Williams Insurance, a pair agencies that have been located in the San Diego, Calif. area for more than 50 years. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. C. Lee Williams was founded in...