Antitrust Enforcers Are Chilling Big Mergers May 10, 2023 By Leah Nylen and Michelle F. Davis The US government’s aggressive stance on antitrust is chilling merger activity among the country’s biggest companies, with some deals never...
MGA Euclid Transactional Opens Stockholm Office August 18, 2022 Euclid Transactional, a New York City-based managing general agent that specializes in transactional insurance underwriting, announced the opening of a...
People Moves: Hippo Names McCathron as CEO; M&A Insurance Platform io.insure Adds Staff for U.S. June 7, 2022 McCathron Succeeds Founder Wand as CEO Home insurer Hippo reports it has appointed Richard McCathron as chief executive officer. McCathron...
Aon Forms EMEA Advisory Board to Grow M&A Practice May 7, 2021 Aon announced the formation of its EMEA M&A and Transaction Solutions Advisory Board to support the growth of its Mergers...
Transactional Risk Insurance Hits Record High Despite Pandemic: Marsh March 12, 2021 After a dramatic downturn in the second quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, merger and acquisition (M&A) deal...
Insurers Overwhelmed by Demand for D&O Coverage for Blank Check Companies February 10, 2021 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Jenny Surane The SPAC boom is overwhelming a key player in the creation of a blank-check companies: insurers. Firms selling directors-and-officers liability...
Judge Rules Former CBS Shareholders Can Sue Over ViacomCBS Merger January 28, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A Delaware judge on Wednesday said former CBS shareholders may pursue a lawsuit accusing Shari Redstone, the daughter of late...
Lockton Adds 3 Managing Directors from Aon to Its Transaction Liability Practice December 2, 2020 Global insurance broker Lockton reports that three transaction liability advisors from Aon — Joshua Halpern, Gaurav Sud and Eric Ziff...
QBE North America Hires Berkshire Hathaway’s Fortin, Greeley for Financial Lines November 12, 2020 QBE North America has appointed Dan Fortin as president and Todd Greeley as chief operating officer for Financial Lines. Both...
In Anthem-Cigna Failed Merger ‘Soap Opera,’ Judge Hands Damages to Neither August 31, 2020 By Christopher Yasiejko and Jef Feeley A Delaware judge rebuffed efforts by both Cigna Corp. and Anthem Inc. to collect billions over their failed merger, saying...