All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 13 2011 // Illinois-based global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Bushong Insurance Associates Inc. in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2000, Bushong is a...
Jun 13 2011 // Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based Anthony Clark International Insurance Brokers Ltd., has announced the sale by its United States subsidiaries Addison Low Cost Insurance Brokers Ltd. and Addison Bay Insurance Brokers Ltd. of...
Jun 13 2011 // According to a survey released earlier this year by the National Pest Management Association, one out of five Americans has had a bed bug infestation in their home or knows someone who has encountered bed bugs at home or...
Jun 13 2011 // Mexico Friday announced that it has bought more than $400 million worth of insurance to protect vulnerable areas from the impact of hurricanes and other natural disasters.Mexico purchased 4.8 billion pesos ($404 million)...
Jun 13 2011 // A steak lunch at Smith & Wollensky in Manhattan starts at $36.50. The same lunch, eaten in the company of legendary investor Warren Buffett, costs approximately $2.63 million.That was the final result of the annual...
Jun 13 2011 // Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. and Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, AG on Sunday signed a merger agreement that will create a leading, global specialty insurance and reinsurance company. The combined entity will have...
Jun 10 2011 // Lloyd’s insurer and syndicate leader R.J. Kiln, a member of the Tokio Marine Group, announced that it has bought a 49 percent share in California-based WNC Holdings – a provider of specialty insurance products and...
Jun 9 2011 // Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson, an industry specialized insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm, has acquired Santa Ana, Calif.-based DW Harper Group. The deal further expands Beecher Carlson’s...
Jun 9 2011 // A New York private investment firm has taken a controlling interest in Virginia-based insurance broker, The Hilb Group.BHMS Investments has completed a controlling equity investment in The Hilb Group, which was formed in...
Jun 8 2011 // HomeWise Insurance Co. and First Home Insurance Co. have completed their previously-announced merger.The two Florida domiciled companies, with $25 million of surplus, are combined under the HomeWise Insurance Co. name....
Jun 2 2011 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has been appointed by American Alternative Insurance Corporation (AAIC) to offer nationwide commercial auto coverage. Appalachian Underwriters is a licensed national managing general...
Jun 2 2011 // Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Independent Fiduciary Services Inc. (IFS), a Washington-based institutional investment advisory firm.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1986,...
Jun 2 2011 // Chicago-based broker Hub International Limited has completed the previously-announced acquisition of First Southeast Insurance Services, Inc., an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. FSIS...
Jun 2 2011 // Australia’s QBE announced it has completed acquisition of Balboa’s Insurance portfolio, following the agreement with Balboa’s parent, Bank of America, to do so last February. QBE noted that the...
Jun 1 2011 // Intact Financial Corp has agreed to buy the Canadian arm of AXA Group for C$2.6 billion ($2.684 billion) in cash in a move that will boost its premiums by more than 40 percent and diversify its product mix.The deal to...
Jun 1 2011 // Swiss Re announced that it will acquire approximately 300,000 policies and £1.6 billion [$2.62 billon] in assets from American Life Insurance Company.The transaction reinforces Swiss Re’s “commitment to...
May 31 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Fish & Schulkamp Inc. of Madison, Wis. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1906, Fish & Schulkamp Inc. is a retail insurance broker providing...
May 27 2011 // Hub International Limited plans to acquire First Southeast Insurance Services, Inc. (FSIS), an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina with four operating units in North and South Carolina.FSIS...
May 27 2011 // Confie Seguros has acquired two New Jersey insurance brokerages – Royale Insurance and First Americano Insurance Agency. The agencies’ founder and CEO, Remberto Perez, will continue to serve as head of the two...
May 27 2011 // Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (THL), a private equity firm, and the French-owned Sword Group announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which THL will acquire Sword Insurance, a leading global provider of...