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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.

Execution risks sit on Allied World’s side in M&A with Fairfax Financial

21st December 2016

The execution risk associated with the impending merger of Canadian property & casualty insurance and reinsurance group Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and specialty insurance, reinsurance and investments player Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG, sits largely with the latter it appears. Rating agency A.M. Best highlights that while there are ... Read the full article

Re/insurance M&A could slow on Trump uncertainty

20th December 2016

Uncertainty about the incoming Presidential administration of Donald Trump could slow down U.S. insurance and reinsurance merger & acquisition activity in the first-half of 2017, according to Vikram Sidhu, of Clyde & Co. in New York. Given the expectation that Trump's administration will result in some dramatic swings in policy direction, ... Read the full article

JLT Re acquires StoneHill Reinsurance Partners, LLC

19th December 2016

Reinsurance brokerage JLT Re, a subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT), has announced the acquisition of StoneHill Reinsurance Partners, LLC (StoneHill), a reinsurance intermediary that specialises in Medical Professional Liability business. StoneHill was established in 2012 by Dan Koshiol as an independent casualty reinsurance brokerage, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a ... Read the full article

Fairfax – Allied World deal suggests more reinsurance consolidation: KBW

19th December 2016

The announcement of the pending merger of Canadian property & casualty insurance and reinsurance group Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and specialty insurance, reinsurance and investments player Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG, suggests that more consolidation is on the cards, according to analysts. "We think this announcement both confirms and ... Read the full article