All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 25 2013 // The same-sex partner of a woman charged with murder must testify against her and isn’t protected by the husband-wife privilege under state law, a Jefferson County judge ruled this week.The case is the first legal...
Sep 25 2013 // B&B Protector Plans, Inc. and Aspen US Insurance have partnered for lawyers professional liability, with Aspen US now the carrier for the Lawyer’s Protector Plan (LPP). The program will offer lawyers professional...
Sep 25 2013 // Michael V. Zimmer has been named vice president of mergers and acquisitions for Stevens Point, Wis.-based Sentry Insurance.Zimmer joined with Sentry in 2005, most recently serving as vice president – chief accounting...
Sep 24 2013 // Willis North America announced that James Doyle has been appointed managing partner of Willis’ Tampa operations.In this role, Doyle will oversee Willis’ Tampa operations and will focus on strategic planning,...
Sep 24 2013 // Medical professional liability insurer ProAssurance Corp. said it is acquiring monoline workers’ compensation insurer Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc. in an all-cash transaction that values Eastern at $24.50 per...
Sep 24 2013 // Ironshore International has appointed Astrid O’Reilly to write Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) insurance lines, based in its Singapore office. She will oversee Ironshore’s M&A insurance offerings and...
Sep 23 2013 // Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has announced the acquisition of independent Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance brokerage group Newman Martin and Buchan (NMB), subject to regulatory approval from the UK...
Sep 20 2013 // UK-based broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT) said it is acquiring the reinsurance brokerage business of New York-based Towers Watson for $250 million.JLT said the acquisition would provide “a very strong...
Sep 19 2013 // Ascension Insurance Inc. has acquired transportation and trucking specialist Transure Services Inc., located in Whitsett, North Carolina.Transure’s brokerage platform is augmented by an in-house wholesale operation,...
Sep 18 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Belmont International, located in Kent, England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1988, Belmont is a risk management advisor and insurance broker that...
Sep 18 2013 // Confie Seguros, a national group of personal lines insurance brokers, has agreed to acquire the retail distribution arm of Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., known as the Retail Agency Group. The Retail Agency Group...
Sep 16 2013 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC today announced that it reached agreement to merge S.H. Smith & Company Inc. into R-T Specialty LLC, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group. Terms of the transaction were not...
Sep 16 2013 // Berkley Underwriting Partners, a W. R. Berkley company, has changed its name to Berkley Program Specialists. The company said the change better reflects its sole focus on program business. “We decided to change our...
Sep 16 2013 // BrokersLink, one of the world’s largest independent insurance broker networks, whose members manage premium volumes in excess of $14 billion, announced that its fifth annual global conference will be held in...
Sep 11 2013 // Glenview, Ill.-based insurance wholesaler Highland Risk Services announced an exclusive partnership with Ironshore to provide liability insurance for the empirical risk program, which is designed specifically for...
Sep 10 2013 // Insurance wholesaler Highland Risk Services has partnered with Ironshore to provide liability insurance for the Empirical Risk program, which is designed specifically for continuing care retirement communities...
Sep 10 2013 // 1st Team Insurance Agency announced a strategic partnership with Aon Cornerstone, a business unit of Aon plc, which focuses on fostering strategic alliances with minority business enterprises. 1st Team, headquartered in...
Sep 9 2013 // NFP Property & Casualty Services Inc. has acquired Insurance West Corporation, an independent insurance agency in Simi Valley, Calif. specializing in property/casualty for the entertainment industry. The deal closed on...
Sep 6 2013 // Madison, Wis.-based American Family Insurance announced that it reached agreement to acquire direct homeowners insurer Homesite Group Inc. for an anticipated $616 million.Homesite Group is a Boston-based direct writer of...
Sep 6 2013 // KKR & Co., the private-equity firm led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, agreed to buy ., the first buyout by the firm’s technology group since the head of the team stepped down earlier this year.The...