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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.

Chesnara to acquire Robein Leven from Monument Re

25th November 2021

Chesnara, a life and pensions consolidator in the UK and Europe, has entered into an agreement to acquire Robein Leven, a specialist provider of traditional and linked savings products, mortgages and annuities in the Netherlands. The business will be acquired from its current owner, Monument Re, who previously purchased Robein ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Real Estate Insurance Solutions in Utah

25th November 2021

Global insurance broker, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Park City, Utah-based Real Estate Insurance Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2004, Real Estate Insurance Solutions offers a range of real estate errors & omissions insurance/cyber liability coverages. Its clients include commercial and residential real estate agents ... Read the full article

Generali in talks to acquire La Médicale from Crédit Agricole Assurances

25th November 2021

Italian insurer Generali has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire La Médicale, the insurance subsidiary for healthcare professionals owned by Crédit Agricole Assurances. Under the terms of the arrangement, Generali France will also acquire Predica's death coverage portfolio, which is marketed and managed by La Médicale. Predica is a life insurance entity ... Read the full article

Neil Eckert’s IncubEx acquires Insurwave

24th November 2021

IncubEx, Inc., a Chicago-based privately held company, has announced the acquisition of Insurwave, an insurtech platform that connects insurance buyers, brokers and insurers. Insurwave was founded by Shackleton Holdings Limited in 2018 and is wholly owned by EY. Since its launch, it's established a significant presence in the global marine markets. The ... Read the full article

UK competition authority clears Gallagher acquisition of Willis Re

22nd November 2021

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said this morning that it has ended its investigation into and cleared Arthur J. Gallagher & Co's (Gallagher) planned acquisition of the Willis Re treaty reinsurance business. The investigation has been ended as the CMA has decided now further action is required and said ... Read the full article

Helios acquires LLV Queensbury Underwriting

18th November 2021

Helios Underwriting, the Lloyd’s of London investment and underwriting vehicle, has announced the competition of a further limited liability vehicle (LLV) acquisition. Queensberry Underwriting Limited was acquired for a cash consideration of £800,000. It will provide Helios with further syndicate capacity of £2.2 million. This time last month, Helios confirmed that it had ... Read the full article

Fairfax to offload 10% of Odyssey Group in $900mn-rated deal

17th November 2021

Property and Casualty re/insurance holding company Fairfax Financial has entered into a $900 million agreement to offload a 9.99% interest in Odyssey Group, its US re/insurance subsidiary. The transaction will be achieved via a sale of securities to affiliate CPPIB Credit Investments and OMERS, a defined benefit pension plan for Ontario’s municipal sector employees. ... Read the full article

Westfield Specialty to acquire Argo’s Property, Shared and Layered Business

17th November 2021

Westfield Specialty, a subsidiary of Westfield Insurance, has agreed to acquire the renewal rights of Argo Group’s US Property, Shared and Layered property business. Westfield Specialty will acquire renewal rights on all business at the start of next year. As a part of the transaction, Argo Group will continue to honour and ... Read the full article

Aston Lark acquires UK law enforcement insurer

17th November 2021

Aston Lark, the Goldman Sachs-backed insurance broker soon to be acquired by Howden, has announced the acquisition of Philip Williams & Company as the latest addition to the group. Philip Williams & Company was established in 1975 in Stockton Heath, Warrington and provides Group Insurance Schemes to the Police Federations and ... Read the full article

Willis Towers Watson to acquire Israeli broker Leaderim

16th November 2021

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has announced plans to acquire Leaderim, an insurance broking and risk consultancy business in Israel. Leaderim maintains a team of 45 experts and offers a range of commercial insurance solutions to the Israeli market. The business was established over 20 years ago and has experience in multinational risk ... Read the full article

Aston Lark acquires Innovation Broking

15th November 2021

Aston Lark Group, the Goldman Sachs-backed insurance broker soon to be acquired by Howden, has announced the acquisition of Innovation Broking, based in London and Watford. Established in 2015, Innovation Broking is an independent corporate insurance broker and employee benefits adviser that was founded by Paul Dickson and Howard Pearson. The company ... Read the full article

RSA and Intact integrate specialty teams

15th November 2021

RSA’s London Market and European specialty lines teams will integrate with Intact’s global specialty team in order to strengthen both brands’ customer offering and standing in the international market. Following Intact’s acquisition of RSA’s UK & International business earlier this year, teams from both firms will develop an integrated global ... Read the full article

Zurich acquires Special Insurance Services in Texas

12th November 2021

Zurich American Insurance Company has signed an agreement to acquire Special Insurance Services, Inc. (SIS), a Texas-based program manager whose offerings include gap medical and occupational accident insurance products. ZAIC's Accident and Health products for employers and other groups include voluntary benefits, travel insurance and assistance, gap medical, medical stop-loss, occupational ... Read the full article

Xenia acquires Parker Norfolk & Partners’ financial and specialty risk teams

12th November 2021

Xenia Broking Group (Xenia) has acquired the whole turnover trade credit and financial and specialty risk teams from specialist Lloyd’s insurance broker Parker Norfolk & Partners. The transaction marks Xenia’s sixth acquisition to date, and brings two high quality business units together with five experienced brokers into the Xenia Group, ensuring ... Read the full article

R&Q seeks to add takeover provisions to bye-laws, sparking rumours

12th November 2021

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q), the non-life legacy and run-off insurance, programme management and investments specialist, is seeking shareholder approval to amend its Bye-laws to add certain takeover provisions that it says will protect shareholders. It's particularly interesting, as it has sparked discussion among sources that R&Q has been ... Read the full article