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#1 Fake WeWork Takeover Bid by Strip Mall Investor Gets Him Five Years in Prison
Mar 19 2025 // A former strip mall mogul was sentenced to five years in prison for orchestrating a fake WeWork Inc. takeover bid to profit from stock options he bought just before the company’s November 2023 bankruptcy...
#2 Fleming Files Lawsuit Against James River, Alleging Fraud During JRG Re Acquisition
Jul 17 2024 // Fleming Intermediate Holdings filed a lawsuit against James River Group Holdings Ltd., alleging it had been defrauded during its $300 million acquisition of JRG Reinsurance Co. Once the deal agreement was signed in...
#3 Disaster-Struck Cities Fight for Aid as FEMA Funding Runs Low
Jul 17 2024 // A once in 200-years storm dumped 11 inches of rain over four hours on the central Massachusetts town of Leominster in September, washing away culverts, creating a sinkhole that swallowed cars at a dealership and flooding...
#4 Cash-Flush Florida Tries to Buy Back Its Bonds for First Time
Oct 23 2024 // Florida bond investors are about to have an unusual decision to make — whether to sell their debt back to the state that issued the securities in the first place. The state is offering its first ever buyback, or...
#5 US Steel, Nippon Sue Biden Administration Over Decision to Block Merger
Jan 6 2025 // U.S. President Joe Biden violated the Constitution by blocking Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel through a sham national security review, the companies alleged in a lawsuit they said was filed on...
#6 RiverStone Acquires Electric Insurance; Plymouth Rock Gets Renewal Rights
Jun 3 2024 // RiverStone International reports it has closed on its acquisition of Electric Insurance Co. and its two subsidiaries, Elm Insurance Co. and Electric Insurance Agency. Electric Insurance is a Beverly,...
#7 Alphabet in Talks to Buy Wiz in $23 Billion Cyber Deal
Jul 15 2024 // Google parent Alphabet Inc. is in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter. A deal may be worth as much as $23 billion, said the person, who asked not to be identified...
#8 Florida Arts Groups’ Insurance Could be Affected With DeSantis Veto of Funding
Jul 3 2024 // ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Coral Gables Art Cinema will be short more than $100,000 this year. About $150,000 has suddenly disappeared from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s budget. The Miami New Drama also has an...
#9 Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources
Oct 8 2024 // There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to increase transparency,...
#10 FCC Approves Verizon Deal to Acquire Frontier After DEI Changes
May 20 2025 // The Federal Communications Commission said it was approving Verizon Communication’s $20 billion deal to acquire fiber-optic internet providers Frontier Communications after the largest U.S. telecom company agreed to...
#11 FTC Antitrust Merger Rules Issued After Rare, Bipartisan Compromise
Oct 30 2024 // A new US antitrust rule requiring companies to give the government more information on their mergers and acquisitions came with a surprise twist: The Federal Trade Commission passed it with a rare 5-0 vote. The...
#12 Inszone Acquires South Dakota’s Kouri & Associates
Feb 26 2025 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Kouri & Associates Inc., a Sioux Falls-based agency with a legacy dating back to 1970. This latest acquisition strengthens Inszone’s footprint in the...
#13 Buffett’s Insurance Leader Ajit Jain Sells Large Part of Berkshire Stake
Sep 13 2024 // Ajit Jain, the longtime top insurance executive at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, sold more than half of his Class A shares in the conglomerate this week. According to a Wednesday night regulatory...
#14 Viewpoint: Reinsurers Reach Peak Performance as Market Stabilizes; M&A on Hold
Sep 9 2024 // The reinsurance market has reached an equilibrium, with increased capital supply from accumulated earnings meeting higher demand for reinsurance protection from cedents. As such, margins will peak in 2024, although...
#15 FEMA Doesn’t Have Enough Funding to Last Through Hurricane Season, Mayorkas Warns
Oct 4 2024 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday. The agency...
#16 Sica Fletcher Index: Agency-Broker M&A Down Slightly in First Half 2024
Aug 13 2024 // The 22 acquirers that make up the Sica Fletcher Index were involved in 242 agent-broker deals in the first six months of 2024, totaling $635 million in revenue. That is a 45% drop in revenue from what was acquired during...
#17 Aviva Reaches Initial £3.6 Billion Deal to Buy Direct Line
Dec 6 2024 // Aviva Plc reached a preliminary agreement to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for £3.6 billion ($4.6 billion) in a deal that would create the UK’s largest motor insurer. London-listed Aviva sweetened its bid in...
#18 Onex Partners Completes Acquisition of R&Q’s Program Manager, Accredited
Jun 28 2024 // Accredited, the property/casualty program manager and subsidiary of R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd., announced the completion of its acquisition by Onex Partners, the Toronto-based private equity company. The sale of the...
#19 Gallagher to Buy AssuredPartners for $13.5B to Increase Mid-Market Reach
Dec 9 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher this morning said it has entered into an agreement to acquire AssuredPartners for $13.45 billion cash to expand its reach in the U.S. middle-market property/casualty and employee benefits...
#20 Viewpoint: Strategies for Brokers as M&A Slows and Insurance Rates Soften
Dec 19 2024 // The brokerage industry is adapting to a changing landscape as macroeconomic conditions temper the tailwinds that have driven growth in recent years. High interest rates, historical valuations, and tighter access to capital...
