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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.

Amwins acquires MGA Superior Underwriters 

2nd January 2025

Amwins, a distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has reached an agreement to acquire Superior Underwriters, a Bellevue, Washington-based managing general agency (MGA) that specialises on commercial lines, personal lines and transportation business. The transaction reportedly closed on December 31, 2024. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. From ... Read the full article

Aon completes acquisition of Griffiths & Armour to strengthen UK and Ireland footprint

2nd January 2025

Aon, a large global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Griffiths & Armour. The deal, finalised on January 1, 2025, enhances Aon’s strategy to broaden its regional footprint in the UK and Ireland. Moving forward, Griffiths & Armour, a well-established UK insurance broker, will ... Read the full article

AJ Gallagher acquires Illinois-based Afina Insurance

2nd January 2025

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the Illinois-domiciled Afina Insurance Advisors Inc., a property & casualty insurance broker serving clients in greater Chicago, in an undisclosed transaction. As per the announcement, George Van Denend and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Ryan Isaacs, Head ... Read the full article

Arthur J. Gallagher expands with BMR Insurance acquisition

30th December 2024

Global insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Tustin, California-based Murray Gardner Insurance Agency Inc., dba BMR Insurance, a retail insurance agency that serves commercial and personal lines clients primarily across Southern California. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. According to the announcement, BMR Insurance's Principal, ... Read the full article

Amynta Group acquires Crum & Forster’s credit insurance business 

27th December 2024

Insurance services provider, Amynta Group has acquired the Credit Division of Crum & Forster (C&F), a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. According to the announcement, the business will operate as a full-service Managing General Underwriter (MGU) under Amynta Risk Solutions. From what we understand, Amynta's acquisition of the C&F Credit Division, which ... Read the full article

Chesnara acquires portfolio with £1.5bn AUM from Canada Life UK

24th December 2024

Chesnara, the European life and pensions consolidator, has acquired a closed portfolio of unit linked bonds and legacy pension business of approximately 17,000 policies and £1.5 billion in total assets under management (AUM) as at 31st, December 2023, from Canada Life Limited (Canada Life UK). The policies are expected to transfer ... Read the full article

CCC to acquire EvolutionIQ to enhance AI-powered claims management

23rd December 2024

CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCC), a cloud platform provider powering the P&C insurance economy, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire EvolutionIQ, an AI-powered platform for disability and injury claims management. Under the agreement, EvolutionIQ’s founders and team will join CCC, leveraging its operational resources and extensive customer network to expand into ... Read the full article

Nexus to acquire Dubai-based reinsurance MGA Arma Underwriting

23rd December 2024

Nexus Underwriting, a specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has entered into an agreement to acquire Arma Fusion Limited, the parent company of Arma Underwriting Limited (Arma), with the deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. Founded in 2017, Arma is a Dubai-based specialty MGA focusing on Property, Energy, ... Read the full article

BMS Group completes acquisition of UK insurance broker David Roberts & Partners

20th December 2024

BMS Group, an independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has completed the acquisition of UK-based insurance broker David Roberts & Partners (DR&P). Initially announced in July 2024, BMS Group has acquired DR&P from European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion. John Page, CEO of DR&P, and Simon Bland, Managing Director, will continue ... Read the full article

DARAG concludes sale of North American and Bermuda operations to RiverStone Group

20th December 2024

DARAG Group, a legacy acquirer specialising in the European market, has officially completed the transfer of its North American and Bermuda operations to RiverStone Group, after obtaining the necessary regulatory approval. This transaction, originally announced earlier this year, is expected to streamline DARAG's operations and enable the company ... Read the full article

Bridge Specialty Group takes on assets of American Risk Management Resources Network

17th December 2024

J. Scott Penny, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Brown & Brown, Inc., along with David Dybdahl and Cynthia Statz, owners of American Risk Management Resources Network, LLC (ARMR), recently announced that Brown & Brown, a national insurance intermediary, Inc.'s subsidiary, Bridge Specialty Group, has acquired the assets of ARMR. ARMR is a ... Read the full article

CRC Group expands binding operations in Southeast through SLB acquisition

16th December 2024

CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, has announced that it has acquired SLB Insurance Group, a binding authority operation with offices located in Florida and Louisiana. Established in 2000, SLB particularly specialises in small to midmarket property and casualty, trucking, and personal lines insurance. The company is led by Darren ... Read the full article

Ageas finalises deal to acquire Saga’s underwriting business

16th December 2024

International insurance group Ageas has announced the successful conclusion of exclusive negotiations with Saga plc, a UK specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50, for Ageas UK to acquire Saga's insurance underwriting business, Acromas Insurance Company Limited (AICL). The negotiations, which began on October 11, 2024, ... Read the full article

Fairfax acquires OMERS’ Brit investment for $383m

16th December 2024

Canadian financial holding company Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has increased its ownership interest in specialist insurer Brit Limited to 100% from 86.2%. This was done by acquiring the interest of OMERS, the pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees, for a cash consideration of approximately $383 million. Fairfax, through its subsidiaries, is primarily ... Read the full article

BMS to acquire Spanish broker Rasher & its LATAM subsidiaries

12th December 2024

Independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has agreed to acquire Spain-based insurance broker Rasher, and its Latin American subsidiaries in Colombia and Peru, subject to regulatory approvals. According to BMS Group, through this acquisition, Rasher, known for providing surety, credit, and risk management solutions to corporate clients, will accelerate ... Read the full article