Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
EPIC Acquires Illinois’ Price Insurance
Oct 28 2025 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants announced it is expanding its Chicago and Midwest footprint with the acquisition of Price Insurance, a fourth-generation, family-owned agency based in Lake Forest, Illinois. The...
Swedish PE Firm EQT Offers to Buy Australian Insurance Broker AUB in $3.4B Deal
Oct 28 2025 // Australia’s AUB Group said on Tuesday it had granted Swedish private equity EQT exclusive access to its books after receiving a takeover offer which values the insurance broking company at A$5.25 billion ($3.41...
Ryan Specialty Agrees to Acquire Canadian MGU Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting
Oct 28 2025 // Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting Ltd. (SSRU). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Toronto,...
AIG to Acquire Renewal Rights of Everest’s Retail Commercial Business Worth $2B
Oct 27 2025 // American International Group today said it has a definite agreement to acquire the renewal rights of Everest Group’s retail commercial insurance business. Everest will focus on its reinsurance, global wholesale and...
Business Moves: MNK International Acquires Broker in Turkey; Specialist Risk Group Buys Healthcare Consultancy, Specializing in UK Professional Sports
Oct 24 2025 // MNK International Acquires New Broker in Turkey MNK International, a London-based independent Lloyd’s broker, has acquired a new broker in Türkiye for an undisclosed amount. The business will focus on insurance and...
Applied Acquires Cytora: Supercharging the Digital Roundtrip of Insurance with AI
Oct 24 2025 // Remember in “The Avengers” movie when all the superheroes finally come together, and you just know something EPIC (see what I did there) is about to happen? That’s exactly how I felt when we finalized our...
University of Virginia Strikes Deal to Avoid Trump Investigations, Protect Funding
Oct 24 2025 // The University of Virginia has agreed to abide by White House guidance forbidding discrimination in admissions and hiring, becoming the latest campus to strike a deal with the Trump administration as the college tries to...
TrustedChoice.com Rebrands to Momentum Edge Following June Acquisition
Oct 23 2025 // Agency management platform Momentum announced that TrustedChoice.com will now be known as Momentum Edge. Flower Mound, Texas-based Momentum acquired TrustedChoice.com in June. Momentum Edge, part of Momentum AMP (formerly...
Old Republic to Acquire Small Farmowner Insurer Everett Cash Mutual
Oct 23 2025 // Old Republic International Corp., the Chicago-based specialty insurer, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Co. and its affiliated companies (ECM), following its...
World Acquires Wisconsin’s Green Bay Insurance Center
Oct 21 2025 // World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of Green Bay Insurance Center of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1968, Green Bay Insurance Center is a full...
Insurance Agency M&A Picks Up in Q3 but Down for the Year: OPTIS
Oct 21 2025 // The pace of insurance agency mergers and acquisitions picked up during the third quarter of 2025 but as of Sept. 30, M&A is down 7% this year compared to last year. According to investment banking and financial...
KKR, Quadrantis to Acquire Minority Stake in Hong Kong’s Peak Re
Oct 21 2025 // KKR & Co. and Quadrantis Capital agreed to acquire minority stakes in Hong Kong-based Peak Reinsurance Co. KKR and Quadrantis will hold about 11.3% and 1.8% of Peak Re, respectively, after the deal is completed,...
Renaissance Acquires Insurance Services of The West
Oct 20 2025 // Renaissance acquired the agency network business of Insurance Services of the West LLC, doing business as Insurance Agency Network in Washington. IAN is a membership organization with more 70 members representing a...
Vienna Insurance Group Offers to Buy Germany’s Nuernberger Beteiligungs for $1.61B
Oct 17 2025 // Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) said late on Thursday that it will acquire all shares of German insurer Nuernberger Beteiligungs AG for 1.38 billion euros ($1.61 billion) in cash. VIG will offer Nuernberger shareholders 120...
ALKEME Acquires Maryland’s Gorges & Co.
Oct 17 2025 // National broker ALKEME Insurance reports it has acquired Gorges & Company, Inc., a full-service agency based in Timonium, Maryland. Founded in 1937, Gorges & Co. provides a full suite of insurance offerings,...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Michigan’s Strategic Services Group
Oct 16 2025 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Rochester Hills, Michigan-based Strategic Services Group, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Strategic Services Group provides employee benefits...
Lawley Acquires Medicare, Health Insurance Specialist ROC
Oct 16 2025 // Buffalo, New York-based independent insurance brokerage Lawley reported its merger with ROC Insurance Services in Rochester effective September 1. Founded in 2012, ROC Insurance Services is a Medicare and individual health...
The Liberty Company Acquires High Ground Insurance Services in California
Oct 16 2025 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers acquired High Ground Insurance Services in Torrance, California. High Ground is a locally owned regional insurance broker and risk management consultant with a national reach. The firm...
Specialist Risk Group Acquires Wholesale Team From Lockton
Oct 15 2025 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced it has acquired a new wholesale team from Lockton. SRG said the move further strengthens SRG’s London market capability and expands its...
UK Is Making It Easier to Assess Public Flood-Defense Funding
Oct 15 2025 // The UK is making it easier for flood defense projects to access public funds as climate change increases the risk to homes. On Tuesday, the government announced changes to the way that funds are allocated to protect homes...
