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Reinsurance mergers and acquisitions news, covering details of M&A transactions in the works and completed, between insurance, reinsurance and related companies.
Marsh McLennan Agency to acquire Accel Holdings
18th August 2026
Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a business of Marsh and a provider of business insurance, employee health and benefits, retirement and wealth, and private client insurance solutions, has reached an agreement to acquire Accel Holdings, Inc., a US diversified independent insurance and advisory firm. Terms of the acquisition, which is expected to ... Read the full article
Amwins and Dragoneer confirm due diligence in final stages for Steadfast acquisition
18th August 2026
Steadfast Group, an Australian insurance broker, has announced that Amwins Group, Inc. and Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC (collectively, the Consortium) have confirmed that due diligence is in its final stages and that the key commercial terms of the draft Scheme Implementation Deed have been substantially agreed. In June 2026, Steadfast ... Read the full article
Willis Re to acquire BMS Re US, accelerating geographic growth
18th August 2026
Specialist international reinsurance broker Willis Re has reached an agreement to acquire BMS Re, US, the US reinsurance arm of independent broker BMS Group for an undisclosed sum, subject to regulatory approval and other closing conditions. The definitive agreement to acquire BMS Re, US includes BMS Intermediaries Inc., BMS Capital Advisory ... Read the full article
Jensten to acquire UK broker Coversure Midlands
18th August 2026
Jensten Group, a provider of insurance services in the UK, has entered into an agreement to acquire Coversure Midlands, further strengthening its regional footprint and UK broking capabilities. Coversure Midlands is an independent insurance broker and the largest franchise within Jensten Group’s Coversure network. It operates with around 30 colleagues and ... Read the full article
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
Tiptree to acquire USIG as Q2’26 net income reaches $389.2m
4th August 2026
Tiptree Inc. has reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $389.2 million for the second quarter of 2026, up from $19 million a year earlier, while also entering into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Universal Shield Insurance Group (USIG) for a cash consideration of $100 million. USIG is ... Read the full article
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