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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.
DARAG acquires SOBC Services, takes on four in run-off insurers
20th November 2018
DARAG Guernsey has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SOBC DARAG Holdings Ltd, has now acquired the entire share capital of SOBC Services in an agreement that will also see it take on four in run-off U.S carriers and a Bermuda-based cell. The announcement follows the formation of SOBC DARAG ... Read the full article
AXA XL acquires full ownership of New Ocean Capital Management
19th November 2018
AXA XL has announced that its reinsurance operation has acquired all third-party ownership interests in New Ocean Capital Management Limited, its majority-owned ILS fund management platform. XL Group founded New Ocean in July 2013 in partnership with private equity fund Stone Point Capital, and later with Japanese conglomerate, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Having ... Read the full article
Helios to acquire Advantage DCP for up to £1.9mn
16th November 2018
Helios Underwriting plc has revealed plans to acquire Advantage DCP Limited, a limited liability member of Lloyd’s, for a consideration of up to £1.91 million. This consideration could be reduced to £1.66 million dependent on the deterioration of the current 2017 midpoint forecast for Advantage and the final result of that ... Read the full article
Current M&A trends benefit mid-sized players like CCR Re, says CEO Labilloy
15th November 2018
Current mergers and acquisitions (M&A) trends in the re/insurance industry are creating more space for pure reinsurers and medium players like CCR Re to offer improved services to clients, according to Bertrand Labilloy, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CCR, the state-back French reinsurer. Speaking in an interview with Reinsurance News, Labilloy ... Read the full article
JLT Re Iberia launched after broker buys out Banca March partnership
13th November 2018
JLT Re, the reinsurance broking arm of JLT Group, has reinforced its connection with clients in the Latin America region with the launch of JLT Re Iberia through the acquisition of JLT March Re. Reinsurance broker JLT Re has further invested in its European platform with the launch of JLT Re ... Read the full article
Brown & Brown acquires Rodman Insurance Agency
13th November 2018
Insurance brokerage Brown & Brown, Inc. has announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Rodman Insurance Agency, Inc., a specialist provider of property and casualty insurance solutions and services to the commercial sector. The deal was announced by Brown and Brown's Chief Acquisitions Officer, Scott Penny, and ... Read the full article
Allstate said to be considering fixed-annuities business sale
9th November 2018
Allstate Corporation, one of the largest primary insurers in the U.S, is reportedly considering the sale of its fixed-annuities business, which stopped selling new policies about five years ago, according to sources at Bloomberg. People familiar with the matter said the insurer was working with financial advisers to find buyers for ... Read the full article
Monument Re acquires run-off life portfolio from Enstar’s Alpha Insurance
8th November 2018
Bermudian reinsurer Monument Re has announced the acquisition of a run-off portfolio of traditional life and credit life business from Belgian composite insurer Alpha Insurance S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited. Monument Re said that the portfolio would be transferred to its Belgian carrier, Monument Assurance Belgium NV, ... Read the full article
AIG completes acquisition of Glatfelter Insurance Group
7th November 2018
Global insurer American International Group (AIG) has completed its acquisition of full-service broker and insurance company Glatfelter Insurance Group. The transaction, which was first announced in September 2018, has closed following receipt of regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions. AIG said that it plans to utilise Glatfelter’s specialty programs ... Read the full article
MMC acquisition approved by JLT shareholders
7th November 2018
The shareholders of broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the firms acquisition by broking and advisory giant Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC). Demonstrating just how much support there was for the acquisition deal, of the shares voted, 99.9% voted in favor of the transaction, ... Read the full article
Gallagher acquires UK property broker Vasek Insurance
7th November 2018
Gallagher, the global re/insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, has acquired a controlling interest in Purple Bridge Group Limited, the holding company of UK specialist property insurance provider Vasek Insurance Services Limited. The deal includes Vasek’s appointed representative Insurance My Villa, as well subsidiary brands including Unoccupied Direct, although no ... Read the full article
Sirius completes merger with Easterly, becomes public company
6th November 2018
Sirius International Group, a global multi-line re/insurance group, has completed its previously announced merger agreement with Easterly Acquisition Corp., through which Sirius has become a publicly listed company. As part of the business combination arrangement, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sirius Group merged with and into Easterly, while Easterly became ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance to acquire New York insurer McNeil & Co.
6th November 2018
Arch Capital Group has today announced an agreement to acquire McNeil & Company, a specialised risk management and insurance firm headquartered in Cortland, New York. Post-acquisition, McNeil will operate independently, supporting Arch Insurance’s program division. “McNeil is a great fit for Arch and solidifies a program relationship that dates back to Arch’s ... Read the full article
SOBC DARAG acquires Florida insurer in U.S expansion move
5th November 2018
SOBC DARAG, the newly-formed joint venture between U.S run-off specialist SOBC and European legacy acquirer DARAG, has completed its acquisition of Florida-based Peachtree Casualty Insurance Company. The acquisition, which was first announced in August 2018, marks SOBC DARAG’s first U.S acquisition and represents part of the initial stage of the ... Read the full article
Neuberger Berman acquires Cartesian Re & affiliate reinsurer Iris Re
1st November 2018
Private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, Neuberger Berman, has acquired specialist asset manager Cartesian Re and its affiliated reinsurer, Iris Re, expanding its alternative investment platform. Cartesian Re is the insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset management unit of Cartesian Capital Group, and this, alongside the unit's reinsurance and segregated accounts vehicle, Iris Re, have been ... Read the full article
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