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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.
Ryan Specialty Group completes acquisition of Atlantic Specialty Lines
3rd June 2019
Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has announced the completion of its acquisition of the assets and operations of wholesale insurance brokerage Atlantic Specialty Lines, Inc. (ASL). ASL is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and has additional offices in Illinois, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The ASL team now forms part RSG’s wholesale ... Read the full article
Zurich completes purchase of ANZ’s OnePath Life
3rd June 2019
Zurich Insurance Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of ANZ’s life insurance business, OnePath Life, for AU $2.85 billion (US $2.14 billion). The transaction, which was first announced in December 2017, will provide Zurich with up to 6 million new customers in Australia, leaving it with a market ... Read the full article
White Mountains acquires minority stake in ILS manager, Elementum Advisors
3rd June 2019
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. has acquired a minority equity stake in insurance and reinsurance linked asset manager, Elementum Advisors, LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, our sister publication, Artemis reported on April 18th 2019 that Elementum was selling a 30% stake to White Mountains. White Mountains is known ... Read the full article
Gallagher completes takeover of JLT’s aerospace business
3rd June 2019
Global insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the completion of its acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc’s (JLT) global aerospace operations. The transaction, which was first announced in March 2019, is expected to significantly expand Gallagher’s existing aerospace team. The broker’s global aerospace operations now includes offices ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual completes takeover of AmTrust’s U.S. surety operations
3rd June 2019
Liberty Mutual Insurance has completed its previously announced acquisition of AmTrust Financial Services' U.S. surety operations, AmTrust Surety, following the completion of customary closing conditions. Liberty Mutual announced in April of this year that it's acquiring the global surety and credit reinsurance operations of AmTrust Financial Services, which is comprised ... Read the full article
Allianz expands UK presence with dual acquisitions worth £820m
31st May 2019
Global insurer Allianz is to acquire Legal & General Insurance Limited, the general insurance business of Legal & General Group, in a deal worth £242 million. In addition, Allianz UK has also announced a deal to buy out the remaining 51% stake in LV General Insurance Group for up to £578 ... Read the full article
Monument Re completes Alpha Insurance run-off portfolio acquisition
29th May 2019
Bermuda-based reinsurer Monument Re has completed its previously announced acquisition of a run-off portfolio of traditional life and credit life business from Enstar Group Limited subsidiary, Alpha Insurance S.A. Monument Re's European subsidiary, Monument Assurance Belgium NV has now completed the acquisition of Alpha Insurance S.A., following the receipt of regulatory approval from the ... Read the full article
Generali to sell UK life run-off portfolio to Reinsurance Group of America
24th May 2019
Italian insurer Generali has entered into an agreement with Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) for the sale of the life run-off portfolio of its UK branch. As part of the transaction, Generali has signed a reinsurance contract that will cover all claims payments arising from most of the legacy business, with ... Read the full article
The Hartford completes Navigators takeover
23rd May 2019
The Hartford has closed its previously announced acquisition of The Navigators Group, Inc. for a total price of $2.2 billion in cash, including expenses. The deal, announced in August of 2018, expands The Hartford's product offerings and geographical footprint. Navigators has 22 locations across the U.S. and eight globally, and has roughly ... Read the full article
SCOR grows ILS business with Coriolis Capital acquisition
23rd May 2019
SCOR Investment Partners, the SCOR group’s portfolio management company, has agreed to acquire 100% of the capital of Coriolis Capital Limited, an asset manager specialising in insurance-linked securities (ILS). Whilst SCOR has been active in the alternative capital space for 19 years, having issued its first catastrophe bond in 2000, the ... Read the full article
Closed book deals to drive consolidation in European sector: Moody’s
23rd May 2019
Moody’s Investors Service expects to see further consolidation in the European re/insurance sector, driven in particular by an uptick in closed book deals as low interest rates continue to pressure margins. Analysts noted that low interest rates have pressured margins on UK annuities and German traditional savings products with guaranteed rates. Therefore, ... Read the full article
AnaCap takes majority stake in Danish health insurer SundhedsGruppen
22nd May 2019
AnaCap Financial Partners, a specialist private equity firm focused on investing in the European financial services sector, has announced that is acquiring a majority stake in Danish life insurer SundhedsGruppen. SundhedsGruppen currently provides insurance cover for around 250,000 individuals in Denmark, having grown from a founder-backed start-up in 2012. The company has ... Read the full article
Madison Dearborn & HPS to increase shareholding in Ardonagh
22nd May 2019
Madison Dearborn Partners and HPS Investment Partners have agreed to increase their stake in UK broker The Ardonagh Group, acquiring a total of £92 million of shares. The shares, which were acquired from existing institutional and other minority shareholders, were bought for a price of £1.175 per share, which implies a ... Read the full article
Willis Re & Concirrus partner on specialty re/insurance using IoT
22nd May 2019
The global reinsurance arm of broker Willis Towers Watson, Willis Re, has entered into a strategic partnership with InsurTech firm Concirrus to transform specialty re/insurance products by leveraging data from the Internet of Things (IoT). Under the partnership, Willis Re will join London-based Concirrus' Power20, a community of visionaries who are ... Read the full article
MS Amlin takes minority stake in reinsurance MGA, Envelop Risk
21st May 2019
MS Amlin has announced a minority strategic investment in global specialist reinsurance MGA, Envelop Risk, further strengthening the relationship between the two firms. Envelop Risk combines re/insurance expertise with artificial intelligence-driven cyber risk modelling. The two companies initially entered into a cyber reinsurance partnership in 2018, in a deal that saw ... Read the full article