Meridian Insurance Group will be purchased by State Auto Financial Corp. of Columbus, Ohio. The company will pay $30 a share, or more than $228 million, to buy the large Indiana insurer.
The deal brings to an end the bitter takeover battle by Gregory Shepard. State Auto plans to maintain Meridian’s offices, which house 500 employees.
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