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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.
Brown & Brown acquires Minnesota-based The Canopy Group
4th October 2024
Insurance brokerage firm, Brown & Brown has announced one of its subsidiaries has acquired the assets of The Canopy Group, a multiline insurance agency focusing primarily on personal lines and commercial property and casualty for small businesses. Situated in Le Sueur, Minnesota, The Canopy Group caters to the needs of over ... Read the full article
Howden acquires UK and Ireland’s largest beauty membership providers ABT & AIT
4th October 2024
Howden has acquired Associated Beauty Therapists Ltd (ABT) and Associated Irish Therapists Ltd (AIT), two beauty membership providers that offer insurance broking services to members operating in the heath, wellbeing and beauty sectors in the UK and Ireland. ABT and AIT specialise in arranging the full range of covers, including medical ... Read the full article
Optio Group acquires Luxembourg-based MGA, Circles
3rd October 2024
Optio Group, a specialty managing general agent (MGA) has acquired the Luxembourg-based MGA, Circles Group (Circles) for an undisclosed sum, subject to regulatory approval. According to the announcement, the acquisition of Circles marks Optio's largest in Europe to date. At the same time, the acquisition also represents a critical development in Optio's ... Read the full article
PIB Group acquires RS Insurance Brokers
1st October 2024
PIB Group, the specialist insurance intermediary has acquired Nottingham-based RS Insurance Brokers, adding RS’s expertise in Fleet and Professional Indemnity in particular to its portfolio of specialisms. From what Reinsurance News understands, eight people will be moving into PIB from RS. RS's owner and Managing Director, Karll Smith, said that selling his ... Read the full article
B.P. Marsh acquires 44% shareholding in Czech MGA CEE Specialty
30th September 2024
B.P. Marsh has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of a 44% stake in Czech marine and liability MGA CEE Specialty, providing €3.3m of funding which was utilised in full to effect a management buy-out. CEE Specialty is an underwriting agency founded in 2019 specialising in Marine Hull, Bonds and Liability ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan to acquire McGriff Insurance Services in $7.75bn transaction
30th September 2024
Marsh McLennan, the global insurance and reinsurance broker, has reached an agreement through its subsidiary, Marsh McLennan Agency to acquire full-service insurance brokerage, McGriff Insurance Services, LLC, for a cash consideration of $7.75 billion, funded by a combination of cash and proceeds from debt financing. Under the terms of the transaction, ... Read the full article
PSC Insurance Group’s shareholders approve acquisition by Ardonagh
26th September 2024
The shareholders of PSC Insurance Group Limited have approved Ardonagh's proposed acquisition, as revealed by the independent insurance broking platform. Back in May, it was announced that Ardonagh had entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire all the issued ordinary shares in PSC. At the time, the scheme cash ... Read the full article
Generali offloads Turkish operation
17th September 2024
Large Italian insurer Generali has agreed to sell its Turkish operation as part of its “Lifetime Partner 24: Driving Growth” strategic plan, with Kiler Holding A.Ş. and Arex Yatırım Holding A.Ş. taking a 42% and 48% stake of the business, respectively. The sale of Generali's 99.99% stake in Generali Sigorta A.Ş. ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty completes Ethos Specialty’s P&C MGUs acquisition from Ascot
16th September 2024
Specialty insurance firm Ryan Specialty has completed the acquisition of Ethos Specialty Insurance’s P&C managing general underwriters (MGUs) From Ascot Group Limited. Ryan Specialty had signed a definitive agreement to acquire these MGUs back in September. Upon completion of the acquisition, Ethos P&C, established in 2017 by Ascot Group, will be ... Read the full article
Private equity plays a significant role in current M&A landscape: Howden’s Madea
10th September 2024
In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Jarad Madea, CEO, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory, discussed what the underlying drivers of the hard market conditions are, and how they are currently impacting the insurance sector, as well as how organisations have responded to them. Madea stated that the hard market conditions ... Read the full article
Akur8 enhances its actuarial capabilities through Arius acquisition
9th September 2024
Akur8, the AI-driven insurance pricing solution, has acquired Arius, the property & casualty (P&C) reserving software for insurers and reinsurers, owned by Milliman. The Arius software helps insurers manage risk and improve financial performance through it's range of tools and methodologies. Arius reportedly has a strong presence in the United States and ... Read the full article
Insurance carrier M&A activity falls to a 15 year low in H1’24: Clyde & Co
5th September 2024
In the first half of 2024, the insurance carrier M&A landscape saw 103 deals completed, the lowest seen in 15 years, according to Clyde & Co’s mid-year Growth report update. This follows a notable decline in deal volumes throughout 2023 in response to a surge in inflation and interest rate cuts. ... Read the full article
Bishop Street enters Commercial P&C MGA market with Conifer acquisition
5th September 2024
Bishop Street Underwriters, a multi-boutique insurance platform, acquired Conifer Insurance Services, a specialty commercial managing general agency (MGA), from expanding its multiline, differentiated MGA platform, marking its entry into commercial lines. With this acquisition, Bishop Street, owned by RedBird Capital Partners, will also be expanding its multiline, differentiated MGA platform. Conifer manages ... Read the full article
Moody’s adds casualty & liability modeling capabilities with Praedicat acquisition
5th September 2024
Casualty insurance analytics provider, Praedicat, has been acquired by global rating agency Moody's Corporation, building on its acquisition of RMS in 2021 and advancing its investments in new analytics and growth in the casualty marketplace. Terms of the transactions have not been disclosed, but Moody's says that it will not ... Read the full article
SRG acquires specialist motor fleet MGA, Capulus
5th September 2024
Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the insurance intermediary, has acquired Capulus, the specialist motor fleet managing general agent (MGA), based in Wales. According to the announcement, Capulus' team, which consists of 21 colleagues, will join SRG's MGA pillar - MX, which will further enhance SRG's motor fleet capabilities across its Retail, Wholesale, ... Read the full article
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