M&A
P/C M&As Are Alive and Well—They’re Just Different
We hear and read that merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the property/casualty insurance industry is fading. Without a doubt, it isn't what it used to be. Deal transaction volume and values ...
AIG to Pay $305M for Ageas’ U.K. Life Protection Insurance Arm
American International Group said it will pay $305 million for the U.K. life protection insurance division of Belgium's Ageas Group. Assuming regulators sign off on the deal to by Ageas Protect Ltd, ...
Brazilian Investment Bank, Abu Dhabi Fund Partner on Ariel Re Takeover
Grupo BTG Pactual, Brazil's only publicly traded independent investment bank, is partnering with shareholder Abu Dhabi Investment Council to expand its reinsurance business, said Chief Executive ...
Endurance Gives Up on Bid to Buy Aspen
After three months of trying, Bermuda reinsurance company Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. has given up trying to acquire archrival Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. The final blow apparently happened ...
Analyst: Reinsurance M&A Winds Are Increasing
Shareholders from Aspen Insurance Holdings have a July 25 deadline to vote on a number of governance proposals that could boost Endurance Specialty Holdings' prospects for acquiring the Bermuda ...
M&A Adviser MarshBerry Nabs Re Broker, Investment Banker Gill & Roeser
MarshBerry has acquired the assets of Gill & Roeser, Inc., a New York City based boutique investment banking and reinsurance intermediary firm. Gill & Roeser is an independently-owned capital ...
Deadline Approaches for Aspen Shareholders on Endurance Proposals
With the target date for a vote on two governance proposals from Endurance Specialty Holdings approaching later this month, the ball is in the court of the shareholders of Aspen Insurance Holdings. ...
Tower Group Shareholders to Vote on ACP Re Merger in August
Tower Group International's shareholders will finally get their chance to approve or reject a merger agreement with ACP Re, months after the proposed deal was first announced. The Bermuda insurer and ...