November 15, 2016
Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li is poised to buy American International Group Inc.’s Fuji Life Insurance Co. business, a deal that marks his FWD Group’s first foray into Japanese insurance. AIG will continue to offer property-casualty coverage in the Asian …
November 14, 2016
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, announced it has entered an agreement to acquire Ariel Re, an underwriter of global re/insurance business, for approximately $235 million in cash. The acquisition, which is …
November 8, 2016
Insurance technology and outsourcing firm Patriot National Inc. said its board of directors has rejected a buyout offer from technology provider Ebix Inc., which sells e-commerce and on-demand software to insurance and financial firms. The Florida-based company said its board …
November 8, 2016
AmTrust Financial Services Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of ANV Holdings B.V. and its affiliates from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan for approximately $203 million in cash. During the last 12 months ending September 30, 2016, ANV’s three managed …
October 24, 2016
China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. has agreed to purchase Genworth Financial Inc. in a $2.7 billion cash deal, joining a record buying spree by Chinese companies as they seek to boost growth overseas. Monday’s deal by Chinese billionaire Lu Zhiqiang’s …
October 18, 2016
American International Group Inc. is selling its local commercial and consumer insurance operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Venezuela and Turkey to property/casualty insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. AIG is also selling Fairfax the renewal rights for the portfolio of …
October 5, 2016
Shenzhen Qianhai Financial Holdings Co. is close to an agreement to buy ACR Capital Holdings Pte, a reinsurer backed by Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Pte, for about $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter. A deal may be …
October 5, 2016
Japan’s SOMPO Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Bermuda’s Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. for $93 per share in cash. The aggregate consideration is approximately $6.3 billion, which represents approximately a 40.3 percent premium …
September 28, 2016
Deutsche Bank AG has sold its British insurance business Abbey Life to Phoenix Group Holdings as it sheds non-core assets and reduces its balance sheet in an effort to reassure anxious investors and meet regulators’ demands. Phoenix, Britain’s largest owner …
September 26, 2016
Starr Companies has acquired Wright USA from Ironshore Insurance Services, a subsidiary of China’s Fosun Group. Wright USA is an insurance agency and third-party administrator principally providing Federal Employee Professional Liability (FEPLI) as well as disability, life, dental and other …