mergers 2015 News

Florida Approves Anthem Bid to Acquire Cigna’s Florida-based Affiliates

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has issued a Consent Order (see below) approving, with additional requirements, Anthem, Inc.’s (Anthem) application to acquire 100 percent of the issued and outstanding voting securities of HealthSpring of Florida (d/b/a Leon Medical …

Ace’s Greenberg Says Chubb Integration Will Take Years

Ace Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg said it would be a mistake to start celebrating his agreement to buy Chubb Corp. for more than $28 billion, because the real test will be to integrate the insurers. “That execution takes …

XL to Acquire Entertainment Insurance Firms Allied Specialty, T.H.E Company

Insurer X.L. America Inc. has agreed to acquire Allied International Holdings Inc., the Florida-based holding company of Allied Specialty Insurance Inc. and T.H.E. Insurance Co., a leading insurer of the outdoor entertainment industry in the U.S. Allied is a leading …

Private Equity Firm Odyssey Buys Broker Integro

New York and Los Angeles private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC has agreed to acquire Integro Ltd., a specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. Integro was founded in New York …

Berkley Sees ‘Management Egos, Rewards’ Behind M&A Activity

W.R. Berkley Corp.’s chairman and CEO slammed the surge of merger and acquisition activity hitting the property/casualty industry in recent months as something driven more by “management ego” than true business needs. “Consolidation that is happening now is frequently about …

Hospitals, Drugmakers Could Follow Health Insurer Mergers

Anthem Inc’s decision to buy Cigna Corp., forming the largest U.S. health insurer by membership, will likely speed consolidation across the healthcare industry, from hospitals to drugmakers. Anthem announced its proposed $54 billion purchase of Cigna on Friday, just weeks …

McGraw Hill to Pay $2.2 Billion for SNL Financial

McGraw Hill Financial Inc. agreed to buy SNL Financial, the financial news and data services provider owned by buyout firm New Mountain Capital, for about $2.23 billion to add content on the banking and insurance industries. SNL joins a roster …

Anthem to Buy Cigna, Creating Largest U.S. Health Insurer by Membership

Anthem Inc. said on Friday it would buy Cigna Corp in a deal valued at $54.2 billion, creating the largest U.S. health insurer by membership. The deal – the biggest ever in the health insurance industry – comes three weeks …

Anthem Reported Close to $48B Deal for Cigna

Anthem Inc. is near an agreement to buy rival Cigna Corp. for about $48 billion, two people with knowledge of the matter said. A deal would create the largest health insurer in the U.S. after almost a year of talks. …

Willis Group, Towers Watson Agree to Merger

Global reinsurance and insurance broker Willis Group Holdings and professional services and analytics firm Towers Watson have agreed to an all-stock merger of equals. Upon completion of the merger, Willis shareholders will own approximately 50.1 percent and Towers Watson shareholders …