Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
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PartnerRe Files Definitive Proxy to Seal Acquisition by EXOR
Sep 29 2015 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. announced that a Special General Meeting of shareholders will take place on Thursday, November 19, 2015 to vote on the previously announced merger agreement between PartnerRe and EXOR, and all...
AmTrust Financial to Buy Texas-Based Insurer, Republic
Sep 28 2015 // AmTrust Financial Services Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire Republic Companies Inc. and its affiliates (Republic) from Delek Group Ltd. and Republic Insurance Holdings LLC. Republic is based in Dallas. The...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Benefit Controls of the Carolinas
Sep 25 2015 // USI Insurance Services has acquired the employee benefits business of Benefit Controls of the Carolinas, Inc. This is the first acquisition in North Carolina for USI. An employee benefits consulting firm, Benefit Controls...
Health Insurer CEOs Defend Big Mergers Before Senate
Sep 24 2015 // Leaders of two major health insurers planning multibillion dollar acquisitions made their case to Congress this week that bigger can mean better in their industry, but concerns are being raised in Washington about how...
WSJ: Towers Watson CEO Haley Sold Shares During Willis Merger Talks
Sep 24 2015 // Towers Watson & Co. Chief Executive John Haley sold shares in the human resources consultancy for a profit of about $9.7 million while the company was discussing a merger with Willis Group Holdings, the Wall Street...
Vanner Insurance Agency Acquires Edmund D. Stevens in New York
Sep 23 2015 // Vanner Insurance Agency, an independent agency based in Amherst, New York, announced that it recently boosted its marine insurance business by acquiring Buffalo, New York-based agency Edmund D. Stevens Inc. and its marine...
Brit Announces Investment in New York-Based Ambridge Partners
Sep 23 2015 // Brit Limited, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer based in London, announce that it has made a significant strategic investment in Ambridge Partners LLC, a New York-based managing general underwriter of transactional...
Swiss Re to Buy Guardian Financial Services for $2.5B, Hiking UK Portfolio
Sep 23 2015 // Swiss Re AG’s business unit Admin Re agreed to acquire Guardian Holdings Europe Ltd. from buyout firm Cinven for 1.6 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) to increase its portfolio of U.K. life-insurance policies. The deal...
Aetna Says Federal Regulators Want More Information on Humana Acquisition
Sep 21 2015 // Health insurer Aetna Inc . said on Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice asked for more information on its pending $37 billion acquisition of Humana Inc . The DoJ’s so-called “second request” will...
Delaware Court Raising Standards for Class Actions Against Mergers
Sep 21 2015 // A Delaware judge signaled on Thursday that the rules are changing for shareholder class actions challenging corporate mergers, which are widely criticized for reaping millions dollars in lawyers’ fees while rarely...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires North Alabama Insurance
Sep 20 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired North Alabama Insurance, Inc. in Florence, Ala. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1982, North Alabama Insurance, Inc. (NAI) is a managing general agent...
Taiwan’s Cathay Financial Completes Acquisition of Conning
Sep 18 2015 // Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd., based in Taiwan, said it has completed the previously-announced acquisition of Conning Holdings Corp. through its subsidiary, Cathay Life Insurance Co, Ltd. Conning, based in Hartford,...
China’s Fosun in Advanced Talks to Buy RSA’s Middle East Unit: Sources
Sep 18 2015 // Fosun International Ltd., the conglomerate founded by Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang, is in advanced discussions to acquire RSA Insurance Group Plc’s Middle East business, people familiar with the matter...
JLT Employee Benefits to Buy Corporate Unit of Close Brothers Asset Mgmt
Sep 17 2015 // JLT Employee Benefits has agreed to acquire the corporate business of Close Brothers Asset Management Limited for an undisclosed value. JLT EB said the deal will boost its client portfolio and strengthen its market share...
RSA Promotes Middle to Role of Global Telematics Partnering Director
Sep 16 2015 // London-based RSA announced it has promoted Paul Middle to the role of global telematics partnering director. Effective immediately, Middle will be responsible for growing RSA’s telematics portfolio globally across...
No Competing Offers to EXOR Deal Received by PartnerRe
Sep 16 2015 // PartnerRe Ltd., the reinsurer that agreed to a takeover by Italy’s EXOR SpA in August, said the period to contact other potential bidders has ended with no other offers. “None of the third parties contacted...
Reinsurance Execs at Rendez-Vous Question Recent High-Priced M&As
Sep 15 2015 // Global reinsurance executives who met in Monaco questioned whether a frenzy of mergers in Europe means buyers of Lloyd’s of London insurance companies are paying too much. Deal-making will continue after Tokyo-based...
AssuredPartners Expands Kentucky Presence With Western Rivers Acquisition
Sep 15 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc., has acquired Western Rivers Insurance of Paducah, Kentucky and Insurance Center of Murray, Kentucky. The agency’s 22 employees will continue to operate from their current location under the...
Who Will Be Next? M&A Trends to Be Eyed at Monaco Reinsurance Meeting
Sep 11 2015 // A prolonged decline in global reinsurance prices is spurring merger moves in the sector, with many executives attending next week’s annual industry meeting in Monte Carlo eyeing who might next become predator or...
Hub Acquires Assets of California-Based Howitt Benefit Services
Sep 11 2015 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Howitt Benefit Services in San Jose, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Nancy Howitt, Howitt’s president and client service supervisor, will join Hub...
