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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.
Helios issues new shares to fund Exalt acquisition
20th December 2021
Helios Underwriting, the Lloyd’s of London investment and underwriting vehicle, has acquired the entire issued capital of Exalt Underwriting for £409,550, in line with its strategy of increasing underwriting capacity through acquisitions. £241,792 of the £409,550 has been satisfied by the issue of 141,399 ordinary shares. Application has been made for the ... Read the full article
Argo Group to sell Malta operation to Riverstone
20th December 2021
Argo Group, the US and international focused specialty insurer, has announced an agreement to sell its Malta business operations, ArgoGlobal Holdings (Malta) Ltd., to legacy and run-off specialist Riverstone Holdings Limited. The ArgoGlobal SE business unit has been unused for a time, as Argo shifted its focus back to the United ... Read the full article
Monument Assurance Belgium completes Integrale acquisition
20th December 2021
Monument Assurance Belgium (MAB), a member of the Monument Re Group, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Integrale's entire insurance portfolio and personnel. The acquisition means that all relevant assets and liabilities of Integrale's balance. With its in-depth expertise of the insurance market, Monument Re will continue expanding the activities ... Read the full article
Gallagher acquires Richied & Associates in Nevada
17th December 2021
Global re/insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has announced the acquisition of Reno, Nevada-based Richied & Associates, Inc. Founded in 1999, Richied & Associates is a retail property and casualty insurance agency primarily serving small- to mid-market commercial clients, as well as families and individuals, from offices in Reno and ... Read the full article
Covéa’s $9bn acquisition of PartnerRe from Exor progresses
17th December 2021
EXOR, the Agnelli family owned investment and holding company and Covéa, a French mutual insurer, have now signed a definitive agreement for the sale of reinsurer PartnerRe to Covéa for $9 billion. It was announced in late October that renewed talks between the parties had led to a Memorandum of ... Read the full article
Zurich agrees to acquire AlphaChat
16th December 2021
Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has agreed to acquire Estonia-based company AlphaChat, which provides conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technology for customer service automation, to further enhance the Group’s digital capabilities. Founded in 2017, AlphaChat has built a messaging automation product capable of understanding natural language, authenticating users, providing personalised responses and executing ... Read the full article
Fairfax offloads 10% of Odyssey in $900mn deal
16th December 2021
Fairfax Financial has successfully sold a 4.995% slice of its subsidiary Odyssey Group to both CPPIB Credit Investments and OMERS, the defined benefit pension plan. Each will acquire a 4.995% interest in Odyssey through a new class of securities, for an aggregate cash purchase price of $900 million. CPPIB is a wholly-owned ... Read the full article
Risk Strategies acquires Fournier Group
15th December 2021
Specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, Risk Strategies, has acquired Fournier Group, a full-service commercial and personal lines retail insurance agency. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the firm is led by its President, Greg Kuhns who has helped the company build a regional reputation as an expert in the restaurant and ... Read the full article
Kin expands US reach with carrier takeover
15th December 2021
Kin Insurance, a direct-to-consumer homeowners insurance technology company, has greatly expanded its reach in the US market with the completion of its acquisition of an inactive insurance carrier that holds licenses in 43 states. For Kin, which currently operates in only Florida, Louisiana and California, the deal enables it to serve customers ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty to acquire Keystone Risk Partners
14th December 2021
International specialty insurance firm Ryan Specialty Group, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Keystone Risk Partners, LLC based in Media, PA. Keystone generated approximately $8 million of revenue for the 12 months ended November 30, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, although it is expected to ... Read the full article
Parthenon Capital to acquire majority stake in KBRA
13th December 2021
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has entered a deal with private equity firm Parthenon Capital Partners who will acquire a majority stake in the company. KBRA currently holds over 400 employees across its five offices in the U.S. and Europe. The company has issued over 51,000 ratings with nearly $3 trillion in ... Read the full article
Howden acquires Ross Insurance
13th December 2021
International insurance broker Howden has acquired Ross Insurance Group, a commercial broker servicing corporate and technology clients, as it continues to build out its UK business. Ross Insurance Group offers a broad range of product lines, with a particular focus on Financial and Construction risks, and manages complex global programmes for ... Read the full article
Swiss Re to sell elipsLife to Swiss Life International
10th December 2021
Swiss Re has announced plans to sell its life insurance subsidiary Elips Life AG (elipsLife) to Swiss Life International and to enter into a long-term reinsurance partnership for elipsLife’s in-force and new business. elipsLife is an insurance company for institutional clients such as pension funds, collective foundations, companies, and associations. The company ... Read the full article
AnaCap’s MRH Trowe acquires specialty broker Helmig & Partner
10th December 2021
AnaCap Financial Partners, a specialist private equity firm focused on investing in the European financial services sector, has announced that its portfolio company, MRH Trowe, has acquired Olfen-based speciality broker Helmig & Partner. The deal marks the 11th bolt-on acquisition of the year for MRH Trowe, which is itself an owner ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan Agency acquires InSource
9th December 2021
Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh has acquired InSource Insurance Group, an independent agency in Texas. InSource Insurance Group was formed in 1986 to provide business insurance, employee health and benefits, private client, and surety services to the oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, and transportation industries. InSource will help lead ... Read the full article
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