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Zurich Insurance Expands Stake in Banco Sabadell Amid BBVA Deal Bid

Mar 7 2025 // Zurich Insurance Group AG has amassed a substantial stake in Banco Sabadell SA, potentially giving it more influence over an important source of sales that’s facing a hostile takeover bid. The Swiss firm has...

Allianz Emerges as Frontrunner to Invest in Bancassurance Unit of Spanish Lender BBVA

Oct 1 2019 // German insurer Allianz has emerged as the frontrunner to invest in the bancassurance business of Spanish lender BBVA, two sources close to the deal told Reuters, after Italian rival Generali pulled out of the race. The...

Allianz, Generali & Liberty Mutual Vying to Invest in BBVA Bancassurance Arm: Sources

Feb 28 2019 // European insurers Allianz and Generali are vying with U.S. rival Liberty Mutual to invest in the bancassurance business of Spanish lender BBVA, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The sale, led by Bank of...

USI Acquires Personal Risk Business from BBVA Compass in Arizona

May 20 2015 // USI Insurance Services has acquired the personal risk services business of BBVA Compass Insurance Agency Inc. The accounts, homeowner, automobile, umbrella and other recreational policies, will be combined into the USI...

Recession, Libor, Facebook Punish Europe’s Banks

Aug 1 2012 // Leading European banks reported dismal profits on Tuesday, blaming everything from the continent’s debt crisis and Spain’s property market crash to Facebook’s disastrous stock market debut. Within a space...

Business Moves – Southeast

May 7 2012 // AmWINS, New Mountain Capital Wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. announced today that its management and employee shareholders have agreed on a $1.3 billion recapitalization with private equity firm New Mountain...

N.Y.-Based USI Buys Assets of Compass Insurance, Expands in Southwest

Apr 19 2012 // USI Insurance Services, an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., acquired certain assets of BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, a unit of BBVA Compass, a financial holding company headquartered in...

AXA, BBVA Realign Spanish Shareholdings

Dec 29 2000 // France’s AXA and the Spanish financial group Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria have realigned their cross shareholdings in several joint ventures. AXA will buy out BBVA’s 30 percent stake in Spanish life insurer...