Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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Global Insurance Industry M&A Total Reached $12.92B in December
Feb 5 2020 // Total insurance industry merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in December 2019 worth $12.92 billion were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database. The value marked an increase of 470.5% over the...
The Hartford’s 2019 Acquisition of Navigators Pays Off
Feb 5 2020 // The Hartford closed out 2019 with gains in net income and net investment income, buttressed in part by its $2.1 billion acquisition of specialty insurer Navigators Group last May. Net income hit $543 million, or $1.49 per...
Insurance Executive and Partners Seek $52 M in Sale of U.K. Soccer Team Sunderland
Feb 5 2020 // Sunderland AFC’s owners are targeting a valuation of as much as 40 million pounds ($52 million) as they seek a buyer for the U.K. soccer team, people with knowledge of the matter said. Insurance entrepreneur Stewart...
K2 Insurance of U.S. to Acquire UK’s Pioneer Underwriters
Feb 5 2020 // California-based specialty insurance holding company K2 Insurance Services is acquiring London-based Pioneer Underwriters. Pioneer will form the cornerstone for a new international platform of K2. This will initially...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers of Florida Add Bobyack as Partner
Feb 4 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has added Rob Bobyack to the firm as a partner at its Moody Insurance Group office. Bobyack began his career in the insurance industry in 1997 as a workers’ compensation...
Risk Strategies Acquires Transport Risk Management in Colorado
Feb 4 2020 // Risk Strategies has acquired Transport Risk Management Inc. in Denver, Colo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Risk Strategies is a privately held, national insurance broker with offices across the country. Transport...
AXA Liabilities Managers to Acquire RenaissanceRe (UK) Limited in Runoff
Feb 4 2020 // AXA Liabilities Managers has agreed to acquire RenaissanceRe (UK) Limited, a company currently in runoff, from RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Formerly known as Tokio Millennium Re (UK) Limited, the UK run-off business was...
Aon Acquires Canadian Cyber Security Firm Cytelligence
Feb 4 2020 // Insurance broker Aon reported it has acquired Cytelligence Inc., a Canadian-based cyber security firm that provides incident response advisory, digital forensic expertise, security consulting services and cyber security...
The Andrew Agency Acquires Virginia’s A & R Associates
Feb 4 2020 // The Andrew Agency has acquired A & R Associates in Alexandria, Va., effective January 15, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1971, A & R Associates provides commercial insurance services...
Searchlight Capital to Acquire Majority Stake in UK’s Global Risk Partners
Feb 4 2020 // Insurance intermediary Global Risk Partners announced a major investment into the firm from Searchlight Capital Partners, a global private investment firm. Founders Peter Cullum and David Margrett and founding investor...
FBinsure Acquires Massachusetts’ Nimiroski Insurance Agency
Feb 3 2020 // FBinsure has acquired the Nimiroski Insurance Agency, an independent agency located in Attleboro, Mass. Established in 1963, Nimiroski Insurance has been an active member of the Attleboro community for more than 50 years,...
IGI Gets Regulatory Nod from Bermuda After Merger with Tiberius Acquisition
Jan 31 2020 // International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI) announced it has received regulatory approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority in connection with its previously announced business combination with Tiberius...
Kentucky Agencies Peel & Holland, Riddle Insurance & Subsidiary R. Barga Finalize Merger
Jan 30 2020 // Peel & Holland Insurance has merged with Riddle Insurance of Madisonville, Ky., and its subsidiary, R. Barga and Company Insurance of Benton, Ky. The companies provide business property and casualty insurance, surety...
Massachusetts’ Morse Insurance Agency Acquires Connolly Insurance
Jan 30 2020 // Morse Insurance Agency Inc., a provider of personal and business insurance in Southeastern Massachusetts, has acquired Connolly Insurance. The transaction became effective January 1, 2020. Morse Insurance has been a...
New York’s The Stahlka Agency Names Berg as a Partner
Jan 30 2020 // The Stahlka Agency has named Shawn Berg as a partner in the insurance agency. Berg joined the agency in 2011. He previously held similar roles at Marsh and also spent time on the carrier side with Safeco. He will be...
Pro Global and VIPR Form Partnership to Deliver End-to-End Solution for MGAs
Jan 30 2020 // Pro Global Holding Ltd., global re/insurance outsourcing and consulting specialists have formed a partnership with VIPR, a software provider that focuses on delegated authorities. This move will see the two combine their...
The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ Group Brokerage Insurance Agency
Jan 29 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Group Brokerage Insurance Agency LLC (GBIA). The transaction became effective January 1, 2020. Located in Waltham, Mass., GBIA is an employee benefits agency primarily providing group...
Risk Strategies Acquires Maryland’s Weaver Brothers Insurance
Jan 29 2020 // Risk Strategies, a Boston, Mass.-based, privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Weaver Brothers Insurance Inc., a full-service brokerage based in Bethesda, Md. Terms of the deal...
R&Q Acquires Montana Captive Insurer Vigneron
Jan 29 2020 // R&Q is pleased to announce it has acquired the Montana captive insurer, Vigneron Insurance Company Inc. from a wholly owned private investment holding company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. VICI underwrote...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Hanover Excess & Surplus of North Carolina
Jan 29 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has aquired Wilmington, N.C.-based Hanover Excess & Surplus, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1970, Hanover Excess & Surplus is a regional managing...
