Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines
All the headlines from our Mergers & Acquisitions Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Update: Italy’s EXOR Offers $6.4 Billion for PartnerRe in Threat to AXIS Deal
Apr 14 2015 // Italy’s billionaire Agnelli family, with a $6.4 billion unsolicited bid for PartnerRe Ltd., is seeking to thwart its target’s planned merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. EXOR SpA, the Turin-based investment...
Travelers to Buy Majority Interest in P&C Business of Brazil Joint Venture
Apr 13 2015 // The Travelers Companies Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority interest in the property and casualty business of its J. Malucelli Participações em Seguros e Resseguros S.A. joint venture in Brazil. J....
Vertafore, Microsoft Partner to Provide Agents Access to Dynamics Platform
Apr 10 2015 // Insurance software provider Vertafore has partnered with Microsoft to give insurance agents access to the capabilities of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) platform. The partnership is designed...
Bryn Mawr Bank Acquires Robert J. McAllister Agency in Pennsylvania
Apr 9 2015 // Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, announced its acquisition of Robert J. McAllister Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not...
Patriot National Acquires Hospitality Supportive Systems in Pennsylvania
Apr 9 2015 // Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based workers’ compensation services provider Patriot National Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Hospitality Supportive Systems (HSS), a Springfield, Pennsylvania-based...
Beazley, Korean Re Form Partnership; Create Special Purpose Lloyd’s Syndicate
Apr 9 2015 // Beazley and Korean Re announced a partnership to develop business together and to establish a special purpose syndicate at Lloyd’s, Syndicate 6050. Under the agreement, Syndicate 6050 will write a whole account quota...
Hub International Acquires Assets of ‘N Compass Group in New Mexico
Apr 8 2015 // Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Las Cruces, New Mexico–based ‘N Compass Group Inc.. ‘N Compass provides employee benefits insurance and consulting services to the Las Cruces and El Paso...
Texas-Based Energy MGAs Partner with Wild Well Control for Pollution Control
Apr 8 2015 // Houston-based upstream oil and gas energy managing general agent (MGA), J.H. Blades & Co. Inc., Swett & Crawford’s Dallas energy team and the recently-acquired Burke Daniels Inc., have joined forces with Wild...
DUAL Marine & Energy Forms Underwriting Partnership With CNA Hardy
Apr 8 2015 // DUAL, the international underwriting agency, announced its global marine and energy business has started underwriting with support from CNA Hardy’s Lloyd’s syndicate. DUAL is the underwriting arm of Hyperion...
Willis Mexico Expands Footprint With Acquisition of Carsa Consultores
Apr 8 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc announced it has acquired Carsa Consultores, a leading broker in Mexico. The move strengthens and supports Willis Mexico’s existing business, while also expanding its overall footprint,...
How Analytics Technology Can Help Speed Integration Post-Merger Deal
Apr 7 2015 // The record number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions involving insurance brokers and agents throughout the United States in the past year underscores the imperative for these firms to accelerate growth and...
Crum & Forster Acquires Redwoods Group in North Carolina
Apr 7 2015 // The Redwoods Group, a provider of insurance to YMCAs, Jewish community centers and residential and day camps, has agreed to a merger with specialty insurer Crum & Forster, part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Terms...
Hub International Acquires The Flood Group in New York
Apr 7 2015 // Hub International Limited announced that its subsidiary Hub International Northeast Limited has acquired the assets of The Flood Group LLC and its affiliate, The Flood Group of Long Island Inc., a Floral Park, New...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Canada’s Cortex Financial
Apr 7 2015 // Hub International Limited announced that its subsidiary Hub Financial Inc. has acquired the assets of Cortex Financial, a Thornhill, Ontario-based managing general agency. Hub said the acquisition broadens its...
NFP Acquires North Carolina-Based Trinity Consulting
Apr 7 2015 // Insurance broker and consultant NFP has expanded its P&C capabilities and added to its employee benefits operation by acquiring Trinity Consulting. The transaction closed on March 3, 2015. A large risk management and...
Hardenbergh Insurance Group Acquires Meyer Insurance in New Jersey
Apr 6 2015 // Hardenbergh Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency based in Marlton, New Jersey, announced its acquisition of Meyer Insurance Agency, an independent agency in Medford, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were...
Professors Sue Minnesota College Over Law School Merger
Apr 6 2015 // Two tenured professors at William Mitchell College of Law are suing over potential layoffs connected to a planned merger with Hamline University School of Law. The two schools are seeking authorization to create the...
Hub International Acquires Two Canadian Home Warranty Providers
Apr 6 2015 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired Progressive Home Warranty, based in Edmonton, Alberta, and Pacific Home Warranty, based in Surrey, British Columbia. The two companies provide home...
AIG Buys Controlling Interest in Program Manager NSM Group
Apr 6 2015 // American International Group Inc. has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in NSM Insurance Group, a managing general agent and insurance program administrator, from ABRY Partners and NSM management. Terms of the deal...
P/C Insurance M&As: Deal Value Up, More to Come
Apr 6 2015 // Merger and acquisition activity in the property/casualty industry is increasing in deal value and will likely expand from reinsurers to primary carriers, according to two new industry reports. Deloitte said that the...
