Bain-Backed Motor Insurer Esure Draws Interest from Aviva, Allianz November 1, 2024 By Pamela Barbaglia and Sonia Sirletti Aviva Plc and Allianz SE are among potential bidders for Britain’s home and motor insurance firm Esure Group Plc, according...
Finland’s Sampo Secures Deal for Danish Insurer Topdanmark September 11, 2024 By Leo Laikola Finland’s Sampo Oyj succeeded in pushing through an offer for Topdanmark A/S in its second attempt to gain control of...
Finland’s Sampo Makes $4.7 Billion Bid for Topdanmark June 17, 2024 Finnish insurer Sampo has agreed to buy Topdanmark an all-share deal that values the Danish rival at 33 billion crowns...
Pan-Nordic Insurer Sampo Reports Stronger Than Expected Q4 Earnings February 9, 2022 Finnish financial group Sampo reported stronger than expected fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday boosted by its core insurance operations, sending...
Finnish Insurer Sampo Sees 30% Jump in Profit During Q3 November 3, 2021 HELSINKI – Finnish insurer Sampo on Wednesday beat expectations with a 30% jump in quarterly core earnings, aided by a...
Finland’s Sampo Sells $1.7B Stake in Nordea Bank, as It Moves Ahead with Planned Exit May 26, 2021 By Kati Pohjanpalo The biggest shareholder in Nordea Bank Abp offloaded another chunk of its stake as it moves ahead with a planned...
Finland’s Sampo Steps Up Move to Become Pure Insurance Group, Cutting Nordea Stake February 24, 2021 By L.S. Howard Finnish financial group Sampo plc is continuing its transformation into a pure insurance group with an announcement that it will...
Finnish Insurer Sampo Books Q4 Loss on Banking Group Stake February 12, 2021 By Tarmo Virki Finnish financial group Sampo on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss as the company booked a 899 million euro ($1.09 billion)...
Sampo Should Sell Holding in Lender Nordea to Focus on Insurance: Activist Investor February 2, 2021 Finnish financial group Sampo should sell its 4.3 billion euro ($5.2 billion) holding in lender Nordea this year and focus...
Sampo Group and S. African Investor to Acquire UK Insurer Hastings for $2.2B in Cash August 5, 2020 UK insurer Hasting Group Holdings has agreed to a £1.66 billion (US$2.2 billion) cash acquisition by Finnish insurer Sampo and...