M&A
State Farm Makes an Acquisition for the First Time
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is acquiring Dallas-based nonstandard auto insurer, GAINSCO, in a $400 million cash transaction. It will be the first time in State Farm's 98-year history ...
Consortium to Buy Aviva’s Singapore Business for $1.98B
British life, motor and home insurer Aviva said on Friday it will sell its majority shareholding in its Singapore business to a consortium led by Singapore Life for S$2.7 billion ($1.98 billion), as ...
Arch Capital Reportedly Leading $500M Bid for Reinsurer Watford Holdings
A consortium led by insurer Arch Capital Group Ltd has made an approximately $500 million offer to acquire reinsurance firm Watford Holdings Ltd , people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The ...
Hippo Completes Acquisition of Spinnaker Insurance
Hippo, an InsurTech and managing general agent focused on home insurance, has completed its acquisition of Spinnaker Insurance Company, with an expansion into additional states next on its plate. The ...
Aon, Willis Towers Watson Shareholders Sign Off on Planned Merger
Shareholders of insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson have approved all of the proposals necessary to complete their previously announced combination, the firms announced. Aon intends to ...
Executives On The Move at Hamilton, BHSI and CopperPoint
Hamilton Insurance Group hired an executive to lead development of its mergers and acquisitions division in North America and Latin America. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named a new Head of ...
Insurance Software Maker Vertafore Sold to Roper in $5.4B Deal
Florida-based Roper Technologies has agreed to acquire insurance software maker Vertafore in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.35 billion. Roper said the Vertafore management team ...
Third Point Re, Sirius to Merge in $788M Deal
Third Point Reinsurance and Sirius International Insurance Group, a global multi-line insurer and reinsurer, have agreed to merge in a cash and stock transaction worth $788 million. The new company ...