All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 19 2015 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Beacon Pointe Advisors has acquired Albert Heeg Investment Management Co. Alameda, Calif.-based Albert Heeg joins Beacon Pointe’s institutional consulting services group, which specializes...
Mar 19 2015 // Alper Services LLC, an independent insurance brokerage in Chicago, Ill., announced it recently signed an agreement with unisonBrokers, a global broker network with multinational insurance and risk management services, who...
Mar 19 2015 // Fosun International Ltd., backed by Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang, is vying with Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. to acquire 18 buildings on Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz square, people with knowledge of the matter...
Mar 18 2015 // Kaplansky Insurance Agency, an independent agency headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, recently announced that it has acquired North State Insurance Agency of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were...
Mar 18 2015 // AmTrust Financial Services Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement, pending regulatory and policyholder approval, to acquire ARI Mutual Insurance Company in Newtown, Pennsylvania, following the...
Mar 18 2015 // One of the most powerful women in venture capital and a well-respected tech investor says she never saw or experienced gender discrimination at the California firm at the center of a $16 million gender bias lawsuit.Mary...
Mar 17 2015 // Two major organizations that supply standard forms, rating information and policies to the property/casualty insurance industry have agreed to work more closely together.The American Association of Insurance Services...
Mar 17 2015 // Merger and acquisition activity in the property/casualty industry is increasing in deal value and will likely expand from reinsurers to primary carriers, according to two new industry reports.Deloitte said that the average...
Mar 17 2015 // Storebrand ASA, Norway’s largest listed insurance company based on assets under management, is buying mortgage bonds and real estate to escape negative rates.“Mortgage and corporate loans, where we are familiar...
Mar 16 2015 // Atlas Financial Holdings Inc. in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, announced last week it has closed the acquisition of Global Liberty Insurance Company of New York along with its affiliated underwriting and premium finance...
Mar 16 2015 // American International Group Inc. has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in NSM Insurance Group, a managing general agent and insurance program administrator, from ABRY Partners and NSM management.Terms of the deal were...
Mar 16 2015 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. And PartnerRe Ltd. Ratings Affirmed, Removed From CreditWatch Negative; Outlook StableStandard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its ‘A-‘ long-term...
Mar 16 2015 // Woodmere, OH, March 16, 2015: MarshBerry is hosting four full day regional seminars focusing on best practices for merger & acquisition (M&A) and organic growth strategies. These seminars will enable insurance...
Mar 15 2015 // Todd Marks Georgia-based The Norton Agency’s Insurance Division has appointed Todd Marks as VP managing partner of its Norton Mountain Insurance Division. Marks joins Norton as an equity partner after a 25 year...
Mar 13 2015 // Specialty insurance underwriter HCC Specialty has formed a strategic alliance with Maryland-based Weather Analytics, a provider of precision climate, and weather data and analytics. Through this strategic alliance, HCC...
Mar 10 2015 // Online auto insurance comparison site compare.com is now working with Google on its auto insurance compare and buy platform, Google Compare, in California.Andrew Rose, CEO of Virginia-based compare.com, said Google...
Mar 10 2015 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced its acquisition of Design Insurance Agency Inc., a specialist brokerage providing professional liability coverage and risk management services to architects,...
Mar 10 2015 // Advocate Reinsurance Partners LLC, a privately owned reinsurance intermediary firm based in Dallas, announced the appointments of Daniel Bilot and Jon Knutzen as partners in the firm’s new Minneapolis/St. Paul,...
Mar 10 2015 // Verisk Analytics Inc. has agreed to acquire British analytics firm Wood Mackenzie for more than €1.8 billion ($1.937 billion), according to a source familiar with the matter.Wood Mackenzie, a private research consultancy...
Mar 9 2015 // The Arbella Insurance Foundation will be the leading sponsor for Massachusetts-based Heritage Museums & Gardens’ 2015 season, which begins April 18, according to an announcement by the Arbella Insurance Group in...