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Reinsurance M&A news, or reinsurance mergers and acquisitions news, covering details of M&A transactions in the works and completed, between insurance, reinsurance and related companies.
Accelerant heads back to private ownership with Thoma Bravo acquisition
13th August 2026
Data-driven risk exchange platform Accelerant has entered into a definitive agreement with Thoma Bravo to become a privately held company in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of more than $4 billion. In connection with the deal, Accelerant’s Board of Directors established a Special Committee composed solely of independent and ... Read the full article
Athora to sell its German business to Frankfurter Leben
13th August 2026
Athora, an European savings and retirement services group, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Athora Germany, to Frankfurter Leben, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Comprising Athora’s German life and pensions operations alongside related holding and regulated entities, Athora Germany manages a closed book of traditional life, ... Read the full article
Amynta to acquire agricultural industry specialist MGU Southern States Underwriters
12th August 2026
Insurance services provider Amynta Group has agreed to acquire Southern States Underwriters and SSC Insurance Agency (collectively, Southern States Underwriters), the insurance operations of Southern States Cooperative, Inc. While the financial details of the agreement remain undisclosed, the closing of the transaction is anticipated in the final quarter of 2026, subject ... Read the full article
Aon’s NFP acquires Frontier Risk’s retail cannabis business
11th August 2026
NFP, an Aon company and property and casualty (P&C) broker and benefits consultant, has announced the acquisition of the retail cannabis business of Frontier Risk Group, Inc. As a specialty insurance firm, Frontier Risk offers tailored solutions for the cannabis industry and regulated-products clients. The company integrates deep industry knowledge, insurance expertise, ... Read the full article
FM acquires wildfire intelligence provider FortressFire
11th August 2026
Commercial property insurer FM has acquired FortressFire, a provider of wildfire intelligence that combines machine learning and physics-based modeling; financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. FortressFire specialised in protecting homes, businesses and communities from wildfire loss through data-driven, science-backed approach risk modeling. Operating as an independent, wholly owned division of ... Read the full article
REVO submits binding offer to acquire Eurocaution in planned Benelux expansion
10th August 2026
REVO Insurance S.p.A., an Italian speciality non-life insurer, has announced the submission of a binding offer to acquire Luxembourg-based Eurocaution S.A. in a transaction valued at up to €22 million. Eurocaution specialises in insurance intermediation and surety underwriting, operating across Luxembourg and Belgium. REVO Insurance said the proposed acquisition is subject ... Read the full article
AXA XL to acquire global corporate intelligence and cyber security consultancy
7th August 2026
AXA XL, the property and casualty specialty risk division of AXA, has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining shares of S-RM, a specialist corporate intelligence and cyber security consultancy. Currently, AXA XL holds approximately 49% of S-RM. Subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt ... Read the full article
AGI acquires Heller-Kowitz Insurance Advisors
6th August 2026
American Growth Insurance (AGI), an AI-native insurance brokerage network, has announced the acquisition of Heller-Kowitz Insurance Advisors, a premier full-service insurance agency based in Baltimore, MD. The financial terms of this private transaction were not disclosed. This marks AGI's first acquisition as the company begins establishing a nationwide network of operator-led agencies ... Read the full article
AXIS to acquire renewal rights to DUAL North America’s Excess Liability business
6th August 2026
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda-based global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced it has agreed to acquire the renewal rights to DUAL North America’s (DUAL) Excess Liability business. DUAL operates as a specialty program administrator and part of DUAL Group, the specialist underwriting arm of Howden Group. As part of the ... Read the full article
Everest agrees to sell Mexico insurance business to Fairfax
6th August 2026
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Everest Group, Ltd. has agreed to sell its Mexico insurance operations to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a Canadian diversified financial holding company, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. The sale of Compañía de Seguros Generales Everest México S.A. de C.V. (Everest Mexico) to Fairfax follows ... Read the full article
American Family to acquire Bowhead Specialty in $1.2bn cash deal
3rd August 2026
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. and its affiliates have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all remaining issued and outstanding common stock of Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc., in an all-cash transaction valuing the specialty insurer at approximately $1.2 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, expected to close prior ... Read the full article
Cover Genius to accelerate embedded protection across European banking with Friendsurance acquisition
3rd August 2026
Cover Genius, the global infrastructure for embedded protection, has acquired Friendsurance, the Berlin-based insurtech and digital bancassurance platform for insurers and banks. Through this transaction, Cover Genius combines its global infrastructure with Friendsurance's deep local regulatory expertise and bank-grade technology to deliver regulatory-ready, data-driven bancassurance infrastructure for DACH (Germany, Austria, and ... Read the full article
Run-off deal volumes fall in H1 2026 despite steady underlying demand: PwC
31st July 2026
PwC has published its half-year review of the non-life insurance run-off market, reporting that only two run-off transactions were made public during the second quarter, with combined gross liabilities of roughly $50 million changing hands, a noticeably quieter period than the first quarter, when PwC recorded 11 disclosed deals involving ... Read the full article
AM Best says MAPFRE’s Safety Insurance acquisition is strategically compelling
28th July 2026
Credit rating agency AM Best has described Spain-based multinational insurance group MAPFRE S.A.'s planned acquisition of Safety Insurance Group, Inc. as strategically compelling, saying the transaction brings together two insurers with similar regional footprints and product offerings while strengthening MAPFRE's position in Massachusetts and supporting its expansion across the New ... Read the full article
Cinven and La Caisse acquire majority stake in Optio from PCP
27th July 2026
Optio, an independent international specialty managing general agent (MGA), has announced that international private equity firm Cinven, together with global investment group La Caisse (formerly CDPQ), have agreed to jointly acquire a majority stake from Preservation Capital Partners (PCP). This investment will support Optio’s next chapter by supporting the expansion of ... Read the full article
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