Zurich Makes £7.7 Billion Bid for Specialty Insurer Beazley January 20, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper and Jan-Henrik Förster Zurich Insurance Group AG has gone public with a £7.67 billion ($10.3 billion) bid to buy Beazley Plc, increasing pressure...
Switzerland Mourns Fire Victims as Country Seeks Answers; Insurers Assess Damages January 9, 2026 By Jan-Henrik Förster, Hugo Miller and Isabel Demetz With flags already at half-mast across Switzerland, a chorus of church bells rang out in churches across Switzerland at 2...
Swiss Insurers Baloise, Helvetia Said to Explore Combination March 18, 2025 By Jan-Henrik Förster Baloise Holding AG and Helvetia Holding AG have been exploring a possible combination that could create one of Switzerland’s largest...
Generali Near Deal With Natixis for Asset Management Venture January 16, 2025 By Jan-Henrik Förster, Sonia Sirletti and Claudia Cohen Assicurazioni Generali SpA and Natixis SA are close to a deal for a joint venture in asset management to cut...
Swiss Insurer Helvetia Said to Mull Sale of German Operations January 7, 2025 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Noele Illien Helvetia Holding AG is considering a sale of its loss-making German insurance operations, according to people familiar with the matter....
Liberty Mutual Weighs Sale of Thailand, Vietnam Assets December 20, 2024 By Jan-Henrik Förster, Elffie Chew and Manuel Baigorri Liberty Mutual Holding Co. is considering a sale of its businesses in Thailand and Vietnam as the US insurer seeks...
Cevian’s Baloise Move Triggers European Insurers to Study Deal November 13, 2024 By Jan-Henrik Förster, Pamela Barbaglia, Eyk Henning and Paula Doenecke Baloise Holding AG has become one of the most-discussed takeover candidates in the European financial sector, after agitation by an...
AXA, Apollo’s Athora Scrap Life-Insurance Deal in Germany May 3, 2024 By Jan-Henrik Förster Athora Holding Ltd., an insurance affiliate of Apollo Global Management Inc., and AXA SA have terminated a deal to transfer...
BNP Paribas Considers Buying Fosun’s Ageas Stake March 15, 2024 By Jan-Henrik Förster, Alexandre Rajbhandari, Manuel Baigorri and Pamela Barbaglia BNP Paribas SA is considering a potential acquisition of Fosun International Ltd.’s stake in Belgian insurer Ageas, according to people...
Direct Line Rejects ‘Unattractive’ £3.1 Billion Bid From Ageas February 28, 2024 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Pamela Barbaglia Direct Line Insurance Group Plc said its board unanimously rejected a bid from Ageas, describing the offer as “uncertain” and...