Stewart Information Services News

Title Insurer Stewart Acquires Midwest, Florida Title Firms

Stewart Information Services Corp. reported it has acquired firms in the Midwest and Florida as it continues to gain scale. Stewart has acquired Greater Illinois Title Co., which is headquartered in Chicago, and operates Greater Illinois Title, Greater Indiana Title, …

Title Insurers Fidelity National, Stewart Information Call Off Merger

Fidelity National Financial and Stewart Information Services Corp. have agreed to terminate FNF’s proposed merger with Stewart due to the Federal Trade Commission’s issuance of an administrative complaint seeking to block the merger. FNF said it will make a payment …

U.S. Opposes Merger of Title Insurers Fidelity National and Stewart

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday that it had filed an administrative complaint aimed at preventing title insurance provider Fidelity National Financial, Inc. from buying rival Stewart Information Services Corp. The FTC valued the deal at $1.2 billion. …

Title Insurer Fidelity National to Buy Competitor Stewart for $1.2 Billion

Title insurer Fidelity National Financial Inc. has agreed to acquire Stewart Information Services Corp. for approximately $1.2 billion. The consideration will be $50 per share of common stick, paid 50 percent in cash and 50 percent in FNF common stock. …

Activist Goldstein Urges Title Insurer Stewart to Sell

Stewart Information Services Corp. is being targeted by activist Phil Goldstein, who is urging a sale of the property title insurer and seeking control of its board. Goldstein’s Bulldog Investors has amassed more than 5 percent of Stewart Information and …