Articles by Matthew Monks, Aaron Kirchfeld and Swetha Gopinath

H&F’s Seeks $30 Billion Valuation of Hub in Fundraising

Hellman & Friedman is looking to raise at least $1 billion in equity from investors for Hub International Ltd., in a potential deal valuing the insurance brokerage at $30 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The private equity …

Aviva Agrees to Buy UK Insurer Direct Line for £3.7 Billion

Aviva Plc agreed to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for roughly £3.7 billion ($4.65 billion) in a deal that would create the UK’s largest motor insurer. Each Direct Line shareholder will be entitled to receive 0.2867 new Aviva shares, …

Aviva Reaches Initial £3.6 Billion Deal to Buy Direct Line

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 the latest negotiations with Direct …

Generali Agrees to Acquire Liberty Mutual’s European Units for $2.5 Billion

Assicurazioni Generali SpA has agreed to acquire a group of European businesses from US insurer Liberty Mutual Holding Co. for €2.3 billion ($2.5 billion), as part of its plan to expand in non-life insurance. Liberty Mutual announced the sale of …

Liberty Mutual Explores $1 Billion Sale of Europe Businesses

Liberty Mutual Holding Co. is exploring a sale of its businesses in Spain, Portugal and Ireland, according to people familiar with the matter, joining other American insurers retreating from the region. The US insurer is working with Bank of America …

Zurich Insurance in Talks to Sell $21 Billion Portfolio to Cinven’s Viridium: Sources

Zurich Insurance Group AG is in advanced talks to sell a portfolio of German life insurance policies to Cinven’s Viridium Group, the latest transaction in a busy corner of financial dealmaking, people familiar with the matter said. The portfolio includes …

Broker Gallagher in Talks to Buy Aon, Willis Assets for $3 Billion

Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is in talks to buy a portfolio of assets from Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc for about $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. An agreement could be reached …

Ex-Allianz CFO Wemmer Plans to Form SPAC to Target Insurance Deals

Dieter Wemmer, a veteran insurance executive who was chief financial officer at Allianz SE, is launching a blank-check company to target deals in the sector where he worked for more than three decades, people familiar with the matter said. Wemmer …

Allianz Privately Mulls Counteroffer for The Hartford After Chubb’s Offer

Chubb Ltd.’s $23 billion takeover offer for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has prompted Germany’s Allianz SE to study the feasibility of a counteroffer, according to people familiar with the matter. Europe’s biggest insurer is discussing its options with potential …

Macif Seen as Favorite to Buy $3.6B Aviva France; Talks to Sell Italian Unit Advance

Aviva Plc, the British insurer, is in advanced talks on a sale of its Italian operations as it pushes ahead with about 6 billion euros ($7.3 billion) of divestments, people with knowledge said. The U.K. company is in negotiations to …