The most viewed headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page over the last year.
Dec 9 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher this morning said it has entered into an agreement to acquire AssuredPartners for $13.45 billion cash to expand its reach in the U.S. middle-market property/casualty and employee benefits...
Jun 10 2025 // Brown & Brown Inc. said it has entered into an agreement to buy Accession Risk Management, the parent company of specialty brokerage firm Risk Strategies and wholesaler One80 Intermediaries, for about $9.8...
Mar 10 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported that it has received a second request for information from federal officials relating to its proposed $13.45 billion acquisition of AssuredPartners, Inc.Gallagher said it is actively...
Jan 31 2025 // Howden, one of the world’s largest closely held insurance brokers, is in talks to acquire Risk Strategies, according to people with knowledge of the matter.The talks to acquire Risk Strategies, which is ultimately...
Oct 27 2025 // American International Group today said it has a definite agreement to acquire the renewal rights of Everest Group’s retail commercial insurance business.Everest will focus on its reinsurance, global wholesale and...
Aug 18 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has closed the previously announced acquisition of U.S. insurance broker AssuredPartners, further expanding its retail middle-market property/casualty and employee benefits focus...
Mar 4 2025 // Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2 billion.Andy Barrengos, chairman and CEO of San Francisco-based Woodruff Sawyer, will operate under...
Feb 20 2025 // Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Waltham, Massachusetts-based Agilis Partners LLC.Agilis is an investment and retirement plan consulting firm with offices in greater...
Jun 17 2025 // Within changes submitted by U.S. Senate Republicans to President Donald Trump’s tax bill is language that would close a tax “loophole” for third-party litigation funders.According to text released Monday...
Mar 24 2025 // The US Federal Communications Commission is prepared to block mergers and acquisition proposals from companies that promote “invidious” DEI policies, according to chairman Brendan Carr.The move could threaten...
Dec 3 2025 // Independent insurance agencies The Baldwin Group and CAC Group have agreed to merge to create one of the largest independent insurance advisory and distribution platforms in the U.S.Baldwin said the purchase price of about...
Aug 12 2025 // “Are you being serious?”Christopher Swift, chair and chief executive officer of The Hartford, was taken aback by a question from an analyst during the company’s second-quarter earnings call about the...
Dec 27 2024 // This story has been corrected to include the correct year in the headline.Insurance trade organizations are always working for the industry so Insurance Journal asked them: What are the top priorities and/or challenges...
Apr 25 2025 // Third-party litigation financing has become big business across the country, much to the chagrin of businesses and insurance companies that have faced multi-million lawsuit verdicts.But now one Florida-based litigation...
May 21 2025 // Acrisure said it has entered into a definitive agreement for the issuance of new convertible senior preferred stock in a $2.1 billion capital raise led by Bain Capital.Acrisure said the company’s valuation stands at...
May 1 2025 // Independent insurance wholesaler CRC Group said it has acquired specialty wholesale distributor ARC Excess & Surplus.Terms were not disclosed. ARC was founded in 1986 by Chris Cavallaro as a boutique management and...
Mar 28 2025 // W.R. Berkely Corp. said Friday that Japanese property/casualty insurer Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. will buy a 15% stake in the company through open market purchases or private transactions with third parties.W.R. Berkely...
Sep 9 2025 // Applied Systems announced the acquisition of Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, in an effort to accelerate connecting the dots within the insurance ecosystem, something Applied terms as...
Jan 10 2025 // General agency Warner Pacific said it has acquired five general agencies from broker and fintech specialist, Acrisure, effective Dec. 1 2024.Financial terms were not disclosed. Westlake Village, California-based Warner...
May 6 2025 // The first three months of 2025 were the slowest quarter for insurance agency mergers and acquisitions since the second quarter 2020, according to investment banking and financial consulting firm OPTIS Partners.The total...