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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.
Zurich boosts M&A insurance capacity with Fusion partnership
15th March 2019
Zurich Australia has partnered with Fusion Specialty Insurance, a business unit of POP Insurance Holdings launched with the help of Allianz Global Corporate Specialty (AGCS) earlier this year. Zurich says the deal will boost the company's capacity in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance space. As per the agreement, Fusion will be delegated ... Read the full article
Hamilton acquires Pembroke and Ironshore Europe from Liberty Mutual
14th March 2019
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. has signed a definitive agreement with Liberty Mutual Group to acquire the Pembroke Managing Agency Limited platform at Lloyd's, and also Ironshore Europe DAC (IEDAC). The transaction is expected to close later in 2019, and once completed, sees Hamilton almost double its total ... Read the full article
Hub International acquires The Insurance Exchange
14th March 2019
Chicago-based global insurance broker Hub International has announced the acquisition of The Insurance Exchange for an undisclosed consideration. Based in Rockville, Maryland, The Insurance Exchange is one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the Mid-Atlantic region. It provides solutions for employee benefits consulting, commercial property & casualty, loss control, bonding, risk ... Read the full article
RenaissanceRe’s $1.5bn acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re approved
13th March 2019
Bermudian reinsurance firm RenaissanceRe has had its $1.5 billion acquisition of Japanese re/insurance group Tokio Marine’s reinsurance units approved by regulators. The acquisition, which was announced back in October 2018, sees RenaissanceRe acquiring the Tokio Millennium Re AG and Tokio Millennium Re (UK) Limited units from the Japanese giant Tokio ... Read the full article
Munich Re’s ERGO to sell four more European units to EIG
8th March 2019
ERGO International AG, a division of global reinsurer Munich Re, has announced that it plans to sell four more of its European insurance subsidiaries to Euroins Insurance Group (EIG). Representatives of both parties have signed a purchase agreement relating to the sale of ERGO’s life and non-life subsidiaries in Romania and ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty Group completes acquisition of Westphalen
6th March 2019
Ryan Specialty Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of Westphalen Insurance Services Inc., an independently owned wholesale insurance brokerage located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The Westphalen team now forms part of R-T Specialty, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group, and will establish the company’s presence in Oklahoma. Founded in ... Read the full article
Aon does not intend to pursue Willis Towers Watson deal
6th March 2019
Re/insurance brokerage Aon has now confirmed that it does not intend to pursue a deal to acquire rival broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Media reports emerged yesterday claiming that Aon was in early discussions with WTW about a potential acquisition. Aon then confirmed then it was in the early ... Read the full article
Aon confirms consideration to acquire Willis Towers Watson
6th March 2019
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has confirmed that it is in the initial stages of considering an offer to acquire Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Reports emerged yesterday that Aon had held preliminary talks with WTW over a potential deal that would see the combination of two of the world's largest ... Read the full article
Aon is considering an offer to buy Willis Towers Watson, reports Bloomberg
5th March 2019
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon is reportedly in talks to acquire rival broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW), according to a Bloomberg report, which cites people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg reports that Aon is considering the purchase of WTW, and is preparing to submit an offer in the coming weeks. According ... Read the full article
R&Q completes acquisition of NN Group unit
5th March 2019
Bermudian specialist non-life re/insurance investor Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd has completed its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Nationale-Nederlanden Internationale Schadeverzekering SE (NNIS) from its owners, NN Group. NNIS, which will be renamed R&Q Epsilon Company SE following the acquisition, is a UK-based business that was transferred ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty completes Myron Steves acquisition
4th March 2019
International specialty insurer Ryan Specialty Group has completed its previously-announced agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Myron F. Steves & Company, a Houston-based independent wholesale insurance brokerage. The Myron Steves team has become part of R-T Specialty, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group, expanding the company’s presence ... Read the full article
HDI Global Specialty acquires bloodstock team from Neon Underwriting
4th March 2019
HDI Global Specialty, the newly launched collaborative specialty insurance venture between HDI Global and Hannover Re, has acquired a team of four bloodstock underwriters from re/insurer Neon Underwriting. The bloodstock team are active in the Lloyd’s and London markets and write a global book across the UK, U.S, Australia and ... Read the full article
Arthur J. Gallagher to acquire JLT’s aerospace operations
4th March 2019
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the global aerospace operations of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT). The acquisition, subject to European Commission approval, is scheduled to close this spring in connection with completion of Marsh and McLennan Companies’ acquisition of ... Read the full article
Generali completes sale of Worldwide & Link units to LCCG
1st March 2019
Italian insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali SpA has completed the sale of its entire holdings in Generali Worldwide Insurance Company Limited and Generali Link to Life Company Consolidation Group (LCCG). Originally announced in July 2018, the transactions form part of Generali Group’s strategy to improve its operational efficiency, while improving capital allocation ... Read the full article
Cincinnati Financial completes acquisition of Munich Re subsidiary
28th February 2019
Cincinnati Financial Corporation has completed its previously announced acquisition of MSP Underwriting Limited from reinsurer Munich Re for £102 million. Following the transaction, MSP Underwriting will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Financial, continuing to operate under its existing leadership team. Based in London, MSP Underwriting operates through Beaufort Underwriting ... Read the full article
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