All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 19 2015 // Russell Investment Management and China’s Ping An Insurance Group said they have terminated their investment joint venture after four years, the latest sign of friction between foreign fund managers and their Chinese...
May 19 2015 // Bermuda-based Arch Reinsurance Ltd., a member of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has completed the acquisition of Gulf Reinsurance Ltd.Gulf Re, a specialty reinsurer based in the Dubai International Financial Centre, was founded...
May 18 2015 // Marsh and cybersecurity company FireEye, Inc., have collaborated to offer clients Marsh Cyber OASIS (Objective Assessment Scorecard of Information Security). This service is designed to assists clients by providing an...
May 18 2015 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has acquired Los Angeles, Calif.-based Executive Financial Inc. Executive Financial is an employee benefits consulting firm specializing in executive benefits, life and disability...
May 18 2015 // Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity and stakebuilding is gaining momentum in the Middle East as financially strong and profitable insurers seek to deploy surplus capital to broaden their profiles and satisfy...
May 15 2015 // Integro Ltd., an insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in New York City, has acquired London-based Kite Warren & Wilson Ltd., which specializes in marine hull & liability coverage and financial...
May 15 2015 // Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance based in Huntington Beach, California, announced that it has acquired three new insurance brokerages in Buffalo, New York. Confie acquired three agencies in...
May 14 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc. announced its acquisition of Jones, Raphael & Oulundsen Inc. (JRO), an independent insurance agency based in New Britain, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. JRO will...
May 13 2015 // American International Group Inc. named dealmaker Brian Schreiber chief strategy officer as the insurer shifts to expanding through acquisitions after years of contracting through asset sales to repay a U.S....
May 13 2015 // IronPro, the U.S. professional and management liability unit of Ironshore Inc., has named Mark Reilly to the position of senior vice president, Mergers & Acquisitions. Reilly will be responsible for building the...
May 13 2015 // The billionaire Agnellis will become more interested in hurricane damage and less dependent on sales of Alfa Romeo sports cars and CNH tractors if their $6.8 billion bid for reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. is...
May 13 2015 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. has confirmed it has received a revised offer from EXOR SpA to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of the company for $137.50 per share in cash.Consistent with its fiduciary duties and...
May 12 2015 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Framberger Employee Benefits & Insurance Services Inc. in San Luis Obispo, Calif.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The agency will become part of the California...
May 12 2015 // ANE (Agency Network Exchange LLC), a network of independently owned and operated insurance agencies, announced that Liberty Insurance Associates Inc., an independent agency based in Millstone Township, New Jersey, has...
May 12 2015 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has acquired Sorci Insurance Brokerage Inc., a specialist in providing comprehensive workers’ compensation insurance services to new car auto dealers in California. Sorci Insurance...
May 12 2015 // EXOR SpA upped the ante in the takeover battle for PartnerRe Ltd., raising its bid by 5.8 percent to overcome a rival offer from AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.EXOR, the investment vehicle of Italy’s billionaire Agnelli...
May 12 2015 // A new sigma report –”M&A in insurance: start of a new wave?” – from Swiss Re points out that “merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the insurance industry is rising although the number...
May 12 2015 // XL Group plc, the insurer that acquired Catlin Group Ltd., named Citigroup Inc. veteran Eugene McQuade as chairman as the company prepares for increased regulatory scrutiny.McQuade, a director since 2004, replaces Robert...
May 11 2015 // Equity Risk Partners has named Kirk Gilleland a senior vice president in property/casualty in the firm’s San Francisco office. Gilleland has more than 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions due diligence,...
May 11 2015 // Patriot National Inc., based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has acquired Candid Investigation Services LLC, an insurance risk management firm that operates in New Mexico and Texas. Candid Investigation Services provides...