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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.
Helios acquires three more LLVs
2nd December 2021
Helios Underwriting, the Lloyd’s of London investment and underwriting vehicle, has acquired three more limited liability vehicles (LLVs) for an aggregate cash consideration of roughly £4.0 million, generating syndicate capacity of £4.4 million. Chanterelle Underwriting Limited, Nomina No 110 LLP and Nomina No 472 LLP were acquired for considerations of $3.23 ... Read the full article
Risk Strategies acquires KRA Insurance Agency
2nd December 2021
Specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies has acquired full-service brokerage firm KRA Insurance Agency. KRA serves a broad base of industries and is well-known for its specialty focus in professional liability, construction, real estate, hospitality, not-for-profits and the high-net-worth industry segments. Product lines for clients range from commercial to personal as well as ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re feels like a billion dollar startup with a tremendous opportunity: James Kent & Pat Gallagher
1st December 2021
With Arthur J. Gallagher’s (AJG) acquisition of Willis Re’s treaty reinsurance operations now complete, resulting in a much larger Gallagher Re, senior executives told Reinsurance News that it feels like day one at a billion dollar startup. In the past seven years, Gallagher Re has established itself as the fifth largest ... Read the full article
Howden acquires specialist insurance broker EML
1st December 2021
International insurance broker Howden has acquired Expat Marine Limited (EML), a specialist insurance broker providing employee benefits and general insurance products and advice to clients in Hong Kong. The acquisition is considered a reinforcement to Howden’s commitment to the Hong Kong market. EML was established 32 years' ago and caters for the insurance ... Read the full article
Aviva officially exits Italian market
1st December 2021
Aviva has now fully exited the Italian market following a €543 million sale of various life insurance businesses to CNP Assurances. The UK insurer had previously offloaded its general insurance business to Allianz €330 million, in a deal that was finalised last month. That deal with Allianz involved a portfolio equally ... Read the full article
James Kent to lead Gallagher Re as acquisition of Willis Re completes
1st December 2021
Global re/insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has completed its previously announced acquisition of the treaty reinsurance operations of rival Willis Towers Watson (WTW). It was announced in August that Gallagher had reached an agreement to acquire all of the treaty operations of Willis Re from its parent for ... Read the full article
Athene, Apollo acquires majority slice of $1bn-rated lending platform Aqua
30th November 2021
Financial services company Athene has acquired a controlling stake in a consumer lending platform backed with funds managed by leading investment firm Blackstone. Aqua Finance’s subsequent valuation sees it hit the $1 billion mark. Apollo is estimating an $80 billion annual run-rate of asset origination across its platforms, which span commercial and ... Read the full article
Strategic Risk Solutions acquires Global Re SCC in Barbados
26th November 2021
Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS), a provider of insurance management and consulting services, has announced the acquisition of Global Re SCC, a Barbados-registered Segregated Cell Company (SCC). Established in 2004 under the Companies Act of Barbados with a Class 1 license, Global Re SCC engages in both general insurance business and long-term ... Read the full article
Mitsui takes majority stake in Singapore re/insurance broker
26th November 2021
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has acquired a majority share in Singapore-based insurance and reinsurance broker, Pana Harrison (Asia) Pte. Ltd., which will be rebranded to Mitsui Bussan Pana Harrison Pte. Ltd. Mitsui invested in Lloyd's broker PHA in 2020, and has been expanding its re/insurance broking business by establishing a presence ... Read the full article
Chesnara to acquire Robein Leven from Monument Re
25th November 2021
Chesnara, a life and pensions consolidator in the UK and Europe, has entered into an agreement to acquire Robein Leven, a specialist provider of traditional and linked savings products, mortgages and annuities in the Netherlands. The business will be acquired from its current owner, Monument Re, who previously purchased Robein ... Read the full article
Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Real Estate Insurance Solutions in Utah
25th November 2021
Global insurance broker, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Park City, Utah-based Real Estate Insurance Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2004, Real Estate Insurance Solutions offers a range of real estate errors & omissions insurance/cyber liability coverages. Its clients include commercial and residential real estate agents ... Read the full article
Generali in talks to acquire La Médicale from Crédit Agricole Assurances
25th November 2021
Italian insurer Generali has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire La Médicale, the insurance subsidiary for healthcare professionals owned by Crédit Agricole Assurances. Under the terms of the arrangement, Generali France will also acquire Predica's death coverage portfolio, which is marketed and managed by La Médicale. Predica is a life insurance entity ... Read the full article
Neil Eckert’s IncubEx acquires Insurwave
24th November 2021
IncubEx, Inc., a Chicago-based privately held company, has announced the acquisition of Insurwave, an insurtech platform that connects insurance buyers, brokers and insurers. Insurwave was founded by Shackleton Holdings Limited in 2018 and is wholly owned by EY. Since its launch, it's established a significant presence in the global marine markets. The ... Read the full article
UK competition authority clears Gallagher acquisition of Willis Re
22nd November 2021
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said this morning that it has ended its investigation into and cleared Arthur J. Gallagher & Co's (Gallagher) planned acquisition of the Willis Re treaty reinsurance business. The investigation has been ended as the CMA has decided now further action is required and said ... Read the full article
Industry uncertainty throws doubt over future of mega-M&A
18th November 2021
Despite having become an increasingly common feature of the insurance and reinsurance landscape in recent years, the industry's perception of mega-M&A moving forward appears to be one categorised by uncertainty; influenced by an awareness of heightened competition and anti-trust concerns. The results of our H2 2021 Reinsurance Market Survey, held ... Read the full article