Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines

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U.S. Fintech Firm to Buy Worldpay for $35B in Biggest Ever Digital Payments Deal

Mar 18 2019 // Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) agreed to buy Worldpay for about $35 billion on Monday, with the U.S. financial services provider striking the biggest deal to date in the fast-growing electronic payments...

TriSure Corp. of North Carolina Acquired by Alera Group

Mar 18 2019 // TriSure Corporation has been acquired by Alera Group, a national insurance firm, effective March 1, 2019. Terms of the transaction were not announced. With over 1,500 employees in more than 70 locations across the nation,...

Hanson Insurance Group Acquires Assets of KMI Insurance in Oregon

Mar 15 2019 // Hanson Insurance Group of Corvallis has acquired KMI Insurance LLC of McMinnville, Ore. KMI will be merging into the Hanson Insurance Group name. Kelly McDonald of KMI Insurance will continue to serve as an advisor to his...

The Strategy Behind Hamilton Insurance’s Move to Buy Pembroke, Ironshore Europe

Mar 15 2019 // Strategy plus some remarkably good timing helped lead to Hamilton Insurance Group’s first acquisition deal under the leadership of CEO Pina Albo. On March 14, Hamilton announced it would acquire Liberty...

Italy’s Generali to Seek Acquisitions in Europe, Asia and U.S., Says CEO Donnet

Mar 15 2019 // Italy’s top insurer Generali said it was ready to look around for growth opportunities in Europe, Asia and the U.S. on Thursday and said it was well positioned to achieve the targets it set in November for the years...

SPG Acquires Assets of Insurance Programs of America, Risk Advisors of America of Florida

Mar 15 2019 // Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, has acquired the assets of Insurance Programs of America, Inc. (IPOA), a boutique managing general underwriter,...

Risk Strategies Acquires New York City’s Krauter & Company

Mar 14 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Krauter & Company LLC, a specialty firm focused on the risk and insurance needs of private equity firms and their...

Hamilton to Buy Pembroke Managing Agency, Ironshore Europe DAC from Liberty Mutual

Mar 14 2019 // Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based holding company of re/insurance operations in Bermuda and at Lloyd’s, announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Liberty Mutual Group to acquire the Pembroke...

Kronland Promoted to Director, Insurance Lending at Oak Street Funding

Mar 14 2019 // Brad Kronland has been promoted to director of Insurance Lending at Indianapolis-based Oak Street Funding, a First Financial Bank company. Kronland has worked in the banking and the financial services industries since 1995...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires First Iowa Insurance Agency

Mar 13 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Hammerberg Insurance Services Inc., dba First Iowa Insurance Agency Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1912, First Iowa...

Aon, Insurtech Zesty.ai Partner to Enhance Property Underwriting with AI Data

Mar 13 2019 // Aon has formed a strategic alliance with Zesty.ai, a San Francisco-based insurtech startup, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance insurers’ property underwriting. Zesty.ai’s technology provides...

The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ Marsh-Kemp Insurance Agency

Mar 13 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Massachusetts-based Marsh-Kemp Insurance Agency Inc. (MK). The transaction became effective March 1, 2019. Established in 1912, MK provides clients with a variety of personal and...

PartnerRe Restructures P/C Business, Makes Changes to Executive Leadership Team

Mar 13 2019 // PartnerRe announced the company will reorganize its Property & Casualty (P&C) business segment into a regional structure while making several changes to its executive leadership team. Effective April 1, 2019,...

CRC Group Launches Insurisk Brand, Partners with AMRISC on Property Products

Mar 12 2019 // CRC Group has launched Insurisk, a new brand name for its products. Additionally, CRC Group has formed an exclusive partnership with AMRISC, LLC to build new property products under the Insurisk name. Accirdubg to Dave...

Reliance Partners Acquires CTS in California

Mar 12 2019 // Reliance Partners is acquiring Sacramento, Calif.-based CTS Insurance Agency. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The combination expands Reliance Partners’ transportation and logistics footprint to the West...

Towne Insurance Acquires Virginia’s Straus, Itzkowitz & LeCompte Insurance

Mar 12 2019 // Towne Insurance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TowneBank, has acquired Straus, Itzkowitz & LeCompte Insurance, a full-service, independent agency located in Richmond, Va. Straus, Itzkowitz & LeCompte is led by...

Hub International Limited Acquires The Insurance Exchange in Maryland

Mar 11 2019 // Hub International Limited has acquired The Insurance Exchange Inc. Based in Rockville, Md., The Insurance Exchange is an independent insurance agency that provides employee benefits consulting, commercial property and...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Connecticut’s Merit Insurance

Mar 11 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Shelton, Conn.-based Merit Insurance Inc. Founded in 1950, Merit Insurance is a retail property and casualty broker and employee benefits consultant offering a range of coverages...

Texas’ CRC Group Launches Insurisk Brand, Partners with AMRISC on Property Products

Mar 8 2019 // Dallas-based CRC Group, a distributor of wholesale and specialty insurance products, has launched a new brand name for its exclusive products — Insurisk. Additionally, CRC Group has entered into an exclusive partnership...

Alliant Subsidiary, Tribal First, Acquires Canada’s AFN Insurance Brokers

Mar 8 2019 // Tribal First, a division of Alliant Underwriting Solutions, has acquired Ottawa, Canada-based AFN Insurance Brokerage. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition pairs AFN Insurance Brokerage,...