Specialist MGA Brookfield Underwriting has announced it has been acquired by Säkra, one of Sweden’s largest insurance intermediaries, which itself has just been acquired by private equity investment firm Cinven.
According to Brookfield, it will continue as a separate company, serving all brokers in its market under its own brand.
Brookfield was founded in 2010 by Chairman Laurent Schonbach and current CEO Leonard Münz.
The firm specialises in fine art, jewellery and high-value homes, with clients primarily in the Nordics. It has capacity from leading international insurers, including Lloyd’s of London.
Schonbach commented, “Säkra has already shown determination and success by rapidly expanding within life and non-life insurance broking and wealth management services. Säkra’s support will allow Brookfield to replicate this success in the MGA market.”
Münz added, “We have an exceptional proposition when it comes to specialty insurance for high-value property. I look forward to continuing our growth journey as part of Säkra.”
Insurance Advisory Partners, the specialist insurance M&A, strategic and capital-raising advisory firm was retained as sole advisor to Brookfield in the transaction.
Säkra stated that the acquisition is a strategically important milestone, furthering its ambition to offer enhanced and comprehensive services to private and corporate market clients.
