2016 M&A News

JLT Re Acquires StoneHill Reinsurance Partners

JLT Re said it has acquired StoneHill Reinsurance Partners, a reinsurance intermediary specializing in medical professional liability. StoneHill, which is based in Minneapolis, will form part of JLT Re (North America). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. StoneHill was …

Zurich Insurance Agrees to Acquire Australia’s Biggest Travel Insurer for $551M

Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to buy Australia’s biggest travel insurance provider, Cover-More Group, for A$741 million ($551 million), stepping up its investment in the Australian market. Global buyers have been drawn to the broader Australian insurance sector, where …

Reinsurer Beechwood Seeks Buyer in Wake of Backlash Over Platinum Ties: Reuters

The Beechwood group of reinsurance companies is in talks to sell most or all of itself after a backlash from some clients due to its relationship with troubled hedge fund manager Platinum Partners, according to a person familiar with the …

Liberty Mutual to Acquire Ironshore from China’s Fosun for $3 Billion

Liberty Mutual Insurance has agreed to acquire specialty lines insurer Ironshore Inc. from China’s Fosun International Limited. Liberty Mutual will acquire a 100 percent ownership interest in Ironshore. According to the announcement, the purchase price will equate to 1.45x Ironshore’s …

Aon Agrees to Buy Brazil Health & Benefits Broker and Solutions Firm, Admix

Aon announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Admix, a leading health and benefits brokerage and solutions firm in Brazil. Financial terms of the agreement, which was announced on Nov. 25, were not disclosed and the acquisition is …

Vienna Insurance Group Completes Purchase of AXA’s Serbian Operations

Vienna Insurance Group announced it has completed the purchase of AXA’s Serbian companies. In July 2016 Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) signed a share purchase agreement for acquisition of the non-life company AXA Nezivotno Osiguranje a.d.o. Beograd and life company AXA …

AXIS Capital Buys Belgium-Based Specialty Aviation Re/Insurer Aviabel

Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced it has agreed to acquire general aviation insurance and reinsurance leader Aviabel, in a move that is designed to increase the company’s scale and relevance in the global aviation market. The “Aviabel” brand, including …

Verisk Acquires Analytics Firm MarketStance

Analytics firm Verisk Analytics Inc. has acquired MarketStance, a provider of market intelligence data and analytics to the property/casualty insurance market. Following the completion of the transaction, MarketStance will become part of ISO, a division of Verisk, and Dr. Fritz …

Verisk Analytics Buys UK’s The GeoInformation Group

Verisk Analytics Inc., the Jersey City, N.J.-based data analytics provider, announced it has acquired The GeoInformation Group, a leader in the field of geographic data solutions based in Cambridge, England. “This acquisition expands Verisk’s footprint in the U.K. as a …

Marsh to Acquire UK-Based Bluefin Insurance from AXA for $369.4M

Marsh announced it has reached agreement with AXA Group to acquire Bluefin Insurance Group Ltd., a subsidiary of AXA UK plc. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017. AXA …