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Mergers & acquisitions news

Reinsurance mergers and acquisitions news, covering details of M&A transactions in the works and completed, between insurance, reinsurance and related companies.

Buckle acquires additional legacy assets from Atlas

18th November 2020

US-based commercial auto insurer Atlas Financial Holdings has announced the sale of further legacy assets to ride-sharing insurance provider Buckle. Buckle recently completed the purchase of Atlas' subsidiary Gateway Insurance Company, following Atlas' decision to move towards an MGA model. Scott D. Wollney, Atlas’ President & CEO said: “We recently announced the closing ... Read the full article

Speciality insurer Inigo set to launch at Lloyd’s following StarStone acquisition

18th November 2020

Speciality insurer Inigo is set to launch at Lloyd's of London following the acquisition of Enstar and Stone Point Capital's managing agency StarStone Underwriting (SUL), along with the right to operate Syndicate 1301. Enstar, Stone Point and venture capital firm Dowling will receive $30 million from the sale of SUL in the form ... Read the full article

Aston Lark acquires two new broking firms

17th November 2020

Chartered insurance broker Aston Lark has announced the acquisition of Risk Alliance Limited and Risk Alliance International, two broking subsidiaries of Risk Alliance Group. Risk Alliance Limited is a specialist Schemes broker based in Bingley, West Yorkshire, and were acquired by Accelerant in September 2019. The deal sees a total of 14 staff ... Read the full article

AJ Gallagher acquires AWIS Group

16th November 2020

International insurance brokerage firm, Arthur J. Gallagher, has announced the acquisition of San Diego-based AWIS Group. Founded in 2005, AWIS is a wholesale insurance broker offering a broad range of commercial coverages as well as high-net-worth personal lines, primarily through California-based insurance agencies. The AWIS team will continue to operate from their ... Read the full article

Davies expands service offering via unit rebrand

16th November 2020

Operations management, consulting and digital solutions provider Davies Group has announced it is to rebrand its Requiem intermediary services business as the operation looks to broaden the services it provides to the market. Davies had previously acquired Requiem in 2018 from R&Q, and will be renamed to Davies Intermediary Support Services ... Read the full article

Intact raises funds for proposed RSA takeover

13th November 2020

Intact Financial Corporation has announced that it has entered into an agreement with a group of underwriters, led by CIBC Capital Markets and Barclays Capital Canada, Inc., designed to finance a slice of its proposed acquisition of UK insurer RSA. Under this arrangement, the underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a ... Read the full article

Vault holdings acquired by HSCM Bermuda

13th November 2020

Private investment firm Cornell Capital LLC and Hudson Structured Capital Management, doing its re/insurance business as HSCM Bermuda, have announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Vault Holdings. Florida-based Vault first launched in October 2017 and offers insurance that combines an advanced technology platform and personalised concierge service ... Read the full article

WTW bolsters climate change expertise with Acclimatise acquisition

12th November 2020

Re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has announced the acquisition of Acclimatise, a climate change adaptation advisory and analytics services provider. Acclimatise, based in the UK with teams in France, the US and India, brings additional experience in climate adaptation to WTW following the completion of over four hundred and fifty climate ... Read the full article

Aston Lark acquires MS Amlin’s marine pleasure craft book of business

11th November 2020

Chartered insurance broker Aston Lark has announced the acquisition of MS Amlin’s marine pleasure craft book of business. Haven was formed as a boat insurance provider in 1986 and merged with Knox-Johnston Insurance Brokers in 1992 to become Haven Knox-Johnston, part of the Amlin Group. A further merger in 2016 saw the ... Read the full article

Brown & Brown acquires InsurTech CoverHound

10th November 2020

A subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of InsurTech firm CoverHound, a digital insurance marketplace for both individuals and small businesses. The deal has been announced by J. Scott Penny, Brown & Brown's Chief Acquisitions Officer and Keith Moore, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ... Read the full article

CoreLogic updates on sales process, slams “misinformation campaign”

9th November 2020

Property information and analytics provider CoreLogic has provided an update on its acquisition talks after renewed pressure from investors to engage in an auction process as soon as possible. CoreLogic confirmed that it was conducting a strategic review of its options after receiving multiple takeover proposals valuing the firm in ... Read the full article

Re/insurance broker Miller to be acquired by Cinven and GIC

9th November 2020

Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, Miller, is set to be acquired from its partners and corporate member, Willis Towers Watson (WTW), by global private equity firm, Cinven and GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund. Miller, which employs over 640 people through its offices across the world's major insurance hubs, is a specialist ... Read the full article

Crawford & Company acquires HBA Group

9th November 2020

Crawford & Company, a provider of claims management solutions, has announced the acquisition of Australia-based HBA Group as part of the continuing expansion of its Crawford Legal Services (CLS) in the UK and globally. HBA Group comprises HBA Legal, a legal services enterprise which partners with underwriters, brokers, insurers and self-insured ... Read the full article

Investors press CoreLogic to run auction process

6th November 2020

TIG Advisors, a major investor in property information and analytics provider CoreLogic, has written to the firm’s board urging it to immediately run an auction process for the sale of the company. CoreLogic has already been at the centre of a months-long battle with investors Senator and Cannae, who have ... Read the full article

Coverys European Holdings acquires Lloyd’s Gava S.R.L

6th November 2020

Coverys European Holdings subsidiary, AEC Wholesale Group (CEH), has announced the acquisition of Gava S.R.L, a Lloyd’s coverholder. AEC Group will assume 100% ownership of Gava, bringing the Italian Lloyd’s coverholder into its existing network of specialist liability insurance intermediaries. Gava underwrites professional lines risks for both private and public bodies throughout ... Read the full article