All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 8 2015 // Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP), a privately-held insurance and risk management holding company based in Tampa, Fla., has appointed Kris Wiebeck as chief financial officer. Wiebeck will oversee finance, mergers and...
May 7 2015 // Integro Ltd., an insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in New York City, announced an addition to its Trade & Logistics practice with the acquisition of Energy Insurance Brokers (EIB) in East Greenbush,...
May 7 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher, the international broking division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. outside of the United States, has expanded its retail presence in Chile by purchasing a majority shareholding in independent broker...
May 6 2015 // Constellation, a mutual holding company, announced that Little Rock-based medical professional liability insurance provider, Arkansas Mutual Insurance Co., is joining its family of companies.Arkansas Mutual will be the...
May 6 2015 // Boston-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm, Risk Strategies Co., has acquired Northwest Comprehensive Inc., a full service employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm headquartered in...
May 6 2015 // V3 Insurance Partners LLC has introduced Rental V₃antage, a new multi-line insurance program for the daily auto rental industry, including nationally franchised rental agencies and independent auto rental...
May 5 2015 // PartnerRe Ltd. is betting the value of a merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. is worth more in the long run than an extra few dollars a share now. Shareholders may not agree.The Bermuda-based reinsurer on Monday chose a...
May 5 2015 // Orchid Underwriters Agency LLC, a Vero Beach, Florida-based managing general agent providing excess & surplus (E&S) insurance for coastal properties, announced that it has acquired Coastal Agents Alliance, a...
May 5 2015 // Triton Insurance Group, Inc., based in Margate, Fla., has entered the commercial insurance market with the acquisition of Phoenix Insurance Group, located in Coral Springs.Currently, Triton Insurance Group, Inc., offers...
May 4 2015 // Italy’s EXOR said on Monday it remained fully committed to its $6.4 billion offer for PartnerRe after the Bermuda-based reinsurer rejected its attempt to trump a rival bid by AXIS Capital Holdings.EXOR’s...
May 4 2015 // Hub International Limited (Hub) subsidiary Hub International Midwest Limited (Hub Midwest) has acquired the assets of The Holmes Organisation (Holmes), a Tulsa, Okla.-based multi-line property and casualty, employee...
May 4 2015 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. announced that its Board of Directors has rejected the unsolicited proposal by EXOR S.p.A. to acquire PartnerRe at a price of $130 per share, and reconfirmed its commitment to the planned...
May 4 2015 // Fosun International Ltd., the investment arm of China’s biggest closely held conglomerate, is planning a $1.84 billion merger with Ironshore Inc. after buying the shares it doesn’t already own in the...
May 4 2015 // The record number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions involving insurance brokers and agents throughout the United States in the past year underscores the imperative for these firms to accelerate growth and...
May 1 2015 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Integrated Healthcare Strategies located in Kansas City, Mo., and Minneapolis, Minn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With operations dating back to...
May 1 2015 // XL Group plc CEO Mike McGavick has issued the following statement upon the closing of the acquisition of the Catlin Group by XL.Dear Valued Partner: On behalf of Stephen Catlin and myself, I’m proud to let you know...
May 1 2015 // London-based intermediaries Hyperion Insurance Group Limited* and R K Harrison Holdings Limited (RKH) have completed the merger of their two businesses, following receipt of applicable regulatory and legal...
Apr 29 2015 // Esurance has become Major League Baseball’s exclusive auto insurance partner in a multiyear agreement that includes title sponsorship of the sport’s new all-digital All-Star balloting.Neither MLB nor Esurance,...
Apr 29 2015 // Business technology and services provider Xchanging plc announced that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has delivered its formal decision to clear the completed acquisition of Agencyport...
Apr 29 2015 // PartnerRe Ltd., the reinsurer that agreed to combine with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., said it would refuse to answer questions on its first-quarter earnings call about the unsolicited $6.4 billion buyout offer from EXOR...