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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.
USA Risk Group completes management buyout from Spencer Capital
20th May 2019
USA Risk Group, the independent captive management firm, has announced that its senior management team has completed a management buyout from Spencer Capital Holdings. The buyout will include operations from all captive jurisdictions USA Risk Group currently operates in. The company also confirmed that the existing management team will remain in place ... Read the full article
Aston Lark acquired by Goldman Sachs
20th May 2019
UK insurance broker Aston Lark has been acquired by the Merchant Banking division of Goldman Sachs. Aston Lark has stated that the deal - expected to close following receipt of approvals from the Financial Conduct Authority and the Central Bank of Ireland, and antitrust approval - will not signal change in ... Read the full article
RenRe optimistic as TMR integration moves to execution
15th May 2019
Integration execution takes centre stage following Bermudian reinsurer RenaissanceRe's (RenRe) $1.5 billion takeover of Tokio Millennium Re (TMR), which completed on March 22nd, 2019. Speaking during the firm's Q1 2019 earnings call, RenRe executives discussed its recently completed acquisition of TMR, underlining a shift from planning to execution. "From my perspective, ... Read the full article
Lee Equity takes majority stake in K2 Insurance Services
15th May 2019
Growth-focused middle market private equity firm, Lee Equity Partners, LLC has agreed to acquire a majority ownership in specialty insurance services holding company, K2 Insurance Services. K2 owns and controls 14 managing general agents (MGAs) that operate in the property and casualty sector. The firm's senior management team, which is led ... Read the full article
Most important wave of consolidation is around the corner: Twelve Capital’s Ramseier
13th May 2019
The next, and arguably the most important wave of insurance and reinsurance industry consolidation is around the corner, according to Urs Ramseier, Twelve Capital, Founding Partner, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Twelve Capital is a Zurich headquartered insurance and reinsurance linked specialist investment fund, with more than ... Read the full article
RSG expands specialty footprint with Atlantic Specialty Lines acquisition
10th May 2019
Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has reached an agreement to purchase the assets and operations of wholesale insurance brokerage, Atlantic Specialty Lines, Inc. (ASL), expanding the firm's specialty footprint in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. ASL is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and has additional offices in Illinois, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty Group, Nationwide launch Bermuda reinsurer, Geneva Re
7th May 2019
Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has entered into a strategic partnership with US based Nationwide, which includes the establishment of a new Bermuda-based reinsurance company, called Geneva Re Ltd. Nationwide is set to own 50% of the new reinsurer, with RSG and RSG-related investors owning the remaining 50%. Michael D. O’Halleran has been ... Read the full article
R&Q completes takeover of GLOBAL U.S Holdings from AXA LM
6th May 2019
Bermudian specialist non-life re/insurance investor Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q) has announced the completion of its acquisition of GLOBAL U.S. Holdings Inc (Global US). Global U.S is an investment vehicle managed by AXA Liabilities Managers SAS (AXA LM), the AXA unit that specialises in the management of legacy insurance ... Read the full article
CRC Group acquires Arkansas-based broker Argenia
3rd May 2019
U.S wholesale broker CRC Group has announced the acquisition of Argenia, LLC, an MGA and surplus lines broker based in Little Rock, Arkansas. CRC explained that the addition of Argenia will compliment its existing capabilities in Arkansas and the surrounding region, building on a previous acquisition that it made in the ... Read the full article
DARAG completes acquisition of DONAU’s Italian portfolio
3rd May 2019
Legacy acquirer DARAG Group Limited has announced that its acquisition of the Italian portfolio of DONAU Versicherung AG has been approved by the Austrian financial authority, Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA). The purchase agreement was initially signed in December 2018, and now, with the approval of the Italian Istituto per la vigilanza sulle assicurazioni, DARGA has ... Read the full article
Samsung Fire & Marine takes stake in Canopius
3rd May 2019
Global specialty lines re/insurer Canopius has signed an agreement that will see Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, part of the Korean tech giant, become a significant minority investor in the company. The investment, which is subject to necessary regulatory consents, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2019. “I am ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty completes acquisition of International Specialty Insurance Services
2nd May 2019
Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, has acquired the assets and operations of North Carolina-based independently owned managing general underwriter, International Specialty Insurance Services Inc. (ISI). The deal was initially announced in February 2019, and makes ISI's team part of RSG Underwriting Managers, LLC, which is the managing general underwriting division of ... Read the full article
Hartford buying ADC for Navigators from Berkshire Hathaway
2nd May 2019
The Hartford has announced that it plans to buy $300 million of adverse development cover (ADC) from Berkshire Hathaway to protect it against unfavourable loss reserve movement at The Navigators Group, which The Hartford is in the process of acquiring. Subject to the closing of its acquisition this summer, The Hartford ... Read the full article
Allianz in advanced talks to acquire L&G’s home insurance operation: Sky News
29th April 2019
Sky News has reported that global insurance giant Allianz is in advanced talks to purchase the home insurance business of Legal & General (L&G). According to reports, the British life insurance company's home insurance unit had been put up for sale last year, with Sky News reporting in December 2018 that ... Read the full article
MMC JLT integration could affect near-term organic growth: Dan Glaser
25th April 2019
The ongoing efforts to fully integrate the Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) business within broking and advisory giant Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) could mean a near-term hit to organic growth, MMC CEO Dan Glaser said today. MMC's acquisition of JLT completed on April 1st, meaning the mission to bring ... Read the full article