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Chasing Yield, Private Equity Firms Nudge Up Risk on Insurers: Analysis
Jun 2 2021 // Private equity firms have spent nearly $40 billion buying U.S. insurance companies in recent years, promising to earn higher returns on the mountains of money that insurers set aside to pay policyholders years or decades...
Insurers Prefer Private Equity Investments over Hedge Funds: Survey
Apr 22 2021 // LONDON — Insurers want to put more money into private equity this year while scaling back on hedge funds, a survey by Goldman Sachs Asset Management showed on Wednesday. Private equity was the most-favored asset...
Goldman Survey: Insurers Favoring Private Equity Over Hedge Funds
Apr 22 2021 // Insurers want to put more money into private equity this year while scaling back on hedge funds, a survey by Goldman Sachs Asset Management showed on Wednesday. Private equity was the most-favored asset class for insurers...
Private Equity Firm Odyssey Partners With Management to Acquire SIAA
Mar 29 2021 // Private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners has joined with management of SIAA (Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance), the nation’s largest alliance of independent insurance agencies, to acquire the company. New...
Private Equity Firm CVC Nears Deal to Buy Insurance Arm of National Bank of Greece
Mar 26 2021 // CVC Capital Partners is nearing a deal to acquire National Bank of Greece SA’s insurance business after a years-long search for a buyer, people familiar with the matter said. The private equity firm could announce an...
Update: Private Equity Firm BC Partners Agrees to Buy Insurance Service Company Davies
Mar 16 2021 // BC Partners agreed to take over insurance service company Davies, as it bets on fast-growing demand for outsourcing in the financial industry. The private equity firm signed a definitive agreement to buy a majority stake...
U.S. Fraud Crackdown Eroding Private Equity’s Liability Shield
Feb 23 2021 // Insiders said one company pushed unnecessary pain medication to the U.S. military; another promoted an unproven treatment for children with cancer; and a third used unlicensed counselors to treat poor people with mental...
Private Equity Firms StonePoint, Insight to Buy Data Provider Corelogic
Feb 5 2021 // Property data and analytics firm CoreLogic has agreed to be acquired by two private equity firms for about $6 billion. Funds managed by Stone Point Capital and Insight Partners are set to snatch up all outstanding shares...
