MetLife News

Zurich Insurance Emerges as Front-Runner to Buy MetLife’s Malaysia Business

Zurich Insurance Group AG has emerged as the front-runner to buy a majority stake in the Malaysian insurance business of US insurer MetLife Inc. and Kuala Lumpur-listed AMMB Holdings Bhd., according to people with knowledge of the matter. A deal …

Global Life Insurers Adapt Pandemic Risk Models After Unexpected Jump in Claims

A coronavirus pandemic which lasts five years, another pandemic in a decade, and ever more transmissible variants are among the scenarios life insurers are predicting after COVID-19 claims jumped more than expected in 2021. The global life insurance industry was …

NN Group to Acquire MetLife’s Polish and Greek Businesses for $693 Million

Dutch insurer NN Group announced on Monday it has agreed to acquire MetLife’s business activities in Poland and Greece, for a total consideration of €584 million (US$692.8 million). The acquisition, which will almost double NN’s customer base in Poland and …

Dutch Insurer NN Group Offers to Buy Part of MetLife’s European Businesses

NN Group NV offered to acquire part of MetLife Inc.’s businesses in Europe, saying the move is in line with its strategy to consolidate leading positions in attractive growth markets. The Dutch insurer said in a statement Sunday that it …

Canada Reports 20-Year High in Overseas Investment in Insurance M&A

Canadian firms’ overseas investment in insurers hit a 20-year high this year boosted by Intact Financial’s joint agreement last month to buy British insurance group RSA for 7.2 billion pounds ($9.6 billion) and market participants expect more deals in 2021. …

Zurich and Farmers Agree to Buy MetLife’s U.S. P/C Business for $3.94 Billion

Zurich Insurance and Farmers Exchanges have agreed to buy MetLife’s U.S. property and casualty business for $3.94 billion, the insurers said on Friday, after the COVID-19 pandemic made motor and home insurers more profitable. Motor and home insurers have had …

Insurers Ink $90 Billion in Merger Deals as They Pursue Post-Coronavirus Clout

Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who’ll emerge strongest when the outbreak subsides. The takeover of RSA Insurance Group Plc and Allstate Corp.’s largest acquisition ever have helped push industry deals announced …

Zurich Insurance in Talks to Acquire MetLife Unit for $4 Billion

Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group AG is in advanced talks to acquire MetLife Inc.’s U.S. property and casualty (P&C) car and home insurance unit for close to $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Zurich Insurance issued a statement …

MetLife Looks to Sell P&C Auto and Home Insurance Business: KBW Analysts

MetLife is pursuing a sale of its property/casualty auto and home insurance business, according to a report by analysts following the company Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) analysts, Ryan Krueger and Meyer Shields, said the insurer is looking at a …

MetLife to Enter Pet Insurance Market with Acquisition of PetFirst Program

MetLife has agreed to acquire PetFirst Healthcare, a pet insurance program administrator that currently distributes its pet insurance products through animal welfare agencies, direct-to-consumer channels and employers. MetLife says the acquisition will enable it to offer a new benefit that …