Shareholders from both CGU PLC and Norwich Union PLC have approved the companies’ planned $12 billion merger. The marriage will create Britain’s largest insurance group and Europe’s fifth largest insurer. The companies also announced that 5,000 jobs, representing 7 percent of their workforce, would be trimmed as a result of the deal.
Topics Mergers & Acquisitions
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