March 12, 2018
Zurich Insurance Group accelerated the growth of Cover-More Group, its specialist global travel insurance and assistance solutions business, by entering into agreements to acquire the leading providers of traveler assistance in Latin America. The acquired businesses operate under the Travel …
December 12, 2017
Zurich Insurance Group AG’s decision to acquire the life-insurance businesses of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. should help Switzerland’s biggest insurer fulfill its ambition to increase its dividend. Already famous as a dividend stock, Zurich signaled last month …
December 11, 2017
Zurich Insurance Group announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of ANZ’s life insurance businesses, OnePath Life, in Australia, for A$2.85 billion (US$2.14 billion). Both parties expect the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, …
November 27, 2017
Indonesia closed the airport on the tourist island of Bali on Monday and ordered 100,000 residents living near a grumbling volcano spewing columns of ash to evacuate immediately, warning that the first major eruption in 54 years could be “imminent.” …
June 28, 2017
Zurich, together with its travel insurance unit Cover-More, has completed the acquisition of Halo, a specialist, UK-based online rental car insurance platform. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Zurich said it is becoming increasingly active in the fast-growing …
April 13, 2017
Zurich Insurance Group has successfully acquired Cover-More Group Ltd., a leading travel insurance and assistance solutions provider based in Sydney with a strong market position in Australia, India and the U.S. This transaction is an important milestone for Zurich as …
December 12, 2016
Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to buy Australia’s biggest travel insurance provider, Cover-More Group, for A$741 million ($551 million), stepping up its investment in the Australian market. Global buyers have been drawn to the broader Australian insurance sector, where …