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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.
Reinsurance M&A to continue, driven by alternative capital access: Fitch
4th October 2018
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the reinsurance industry is expected to continue, driven in part by a desire for companies to gain better access to alternative capital platforms, according to Fitch Ratings. Consolidation provides a range of potential benefits for reinsurers, including revenue diversification, economies of scales, improved return on ... Read the full article
TimesSquare investor urges RenRe to consider potential sale
2nd October 2018
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC, an institutional asset management firm with a 1.9% stake in RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RenRe), has penned a letter to RenRe’s Board of Directors urging them to consider a potential sale to boost the valuation of the company. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier today that RenRe ... Read the full article
SCOR may pursue PartnerRe deal following Covéa offer, says Berenberg
2nd October 2018
Analysts at investment bank Berenberg have said that French reinsurance giant SCOR may pursue a merger deal with Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe as a defence strategy following the rejection of what SCOR considered to be a “hostile and unfriendly” €8.2 billion (US $9.6 billion) takeover bid from Covéa last month. SCOR ... Read the full article
RenRe said to be under investor pressure to run sale process
2nd October 2018
Bermudian reinsurance firm RenaissanceRe (RenRe) is rumoured to be under pressure from its investor, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, to start a sale process, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). TimesSquare, an asset manager that currently owns a 1.9% stake in RenRe, reportedly believes that the company’s shares are undervalued but ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson acquires French broker Dero Courtage
2nd October 2018
Insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson has announced the acquisition of Dero Courtage, a risk advisor and insurance broker based in the French region of Normandy, for an undisclosed consideration. Headquartered in Le Havre, Dero Courtage specialises in corporate risks and the protection of executives. Following the acquisition, the business will ... Read the full article
SCOR should not accept offer below €50 per share, says Amber Capital investor
1st October 2018
Joseph Oughourlian, Founder and Managing Partner of long-time SCOR investor Amber Capital, has told the Financial Times that he believes SCOR was right to reject Covéa’s €8.2 billion (US $9.6 billion) acquisition bid, which valued SCOR’s shares at €43 per share. Oughourlian, whose company has been an investor in Scor ... Read the full article
SCOR reaffirms rejection of ‘hostile’ Covéa takeover
28th September 2018
French reinsurance giant SCOR has released a statement reaffirming its rejection of Covéa’s “hostile and unfriendly” acquisition offer of €8.2 billion (US $9.6 billion), and has called for Thierry Derez, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Covéa, to permanently resign from SCOR’s Board of Directors. SCOR said that a meeting of ... Read the full article
Covéa CEO temporarily steps down from SCOR’s Board
27th September 2018
Thierry Derez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Covéa, is to temporarily step down from SCOR’s Board of Directors following the rejection of an €8.2 billion (US $9.6 billion) acquisition offer made by Covéa last month. Covéa said that Derez would withdraw from the Board until the 2019 annual shareholders’ ... Read the full article
Zurich to acquire Indonesia’s Adira Insurance for $414m
27th September 2018
Zurich Insurance Group has announced an agreement to acquire 80% of Indonesian property and casualty insurer PT Asuransi Adira Dinamika from PT Bank Danamon Indonesia and a minority investor for $414 million (IDR 6.15 trillion), a deal that will make Zurich the largest foreign P&C insurer in the country. The transaction ... Read the full article
SCOR CEO Denis Kessler responds to growing investor pressure
24th September 2018
Denis Kessler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SCOR, has responded to a letter from activist investor CIAM, which urged the company’s management to continue negotiations with French insurance group Covéa following SCOR's rejection of a €8.2 billion (US $9.6 billion) acquisition offer. Catherine Berjal, President of CIAM, suggested ... Read the full article
AIG to acquire Glatfelter Insurance Group
21st September 2018
Global insurer American International Group is to acquire the full-service broker and insurance company Glatfelter Insurance Group. While terms were not disclosed, the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018. AIG hopes acquisition of a firm with high-quality program underwriting capabilities deal will accelerate the strategic positioning ... Read the full article
R&Q’s Accredited acquires MPS Risk Solutions for £16mn
21st September 2018
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited, has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of MPS Risk Solutions Limited (MPSRS) from its owners, The Medical Protection Society Limited (MPS), for £16 million. MPSRS was formed in January 2004 ... Read the full article
AXA LM completes 92% stake acquisition of Emirates Re
20th September 2018
Specialist run-off acquirer and manager AXA Liabilities Managers has finalised its previously-announced 92.68% majority stake acquisition of the Retakaful business Emirates Re. Gross reserves of the Emirates Re total $69 million and are composed mostly of Middle East & North African, Asian and Indian-based property, motor, accident, energy and marine risks. Conducted ... Read the full article
Price cycles less pronounced, rates to fade out in 2019: S&P Global
20th September 2018
In the wake of Monte Carlo’s 62nd "Rendez-Vous de Septembre", S&P Global believes 2018 clearly demonstrated that price cycles have become less pronounced, reinforcing its belief that rate increases will fade out in 2019. The main reason for this pressure, S&P says, is the significant capacity of both traditional and alternative ... Read the full article
Western & Southern to purchase Nestlé’s Gerber Life business for $1.55bn
20th September 2018
Nestlé has revealed that it has entered an agreement to sell its Gerber Life Insurance Company to U.S life insurance and financial services provider Western & Southern Financial Group for US $1.55 billion in cash. Gerber Life is a juvenile and family life insurance provider with statutory capital and surplus of ... Read the full article
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