M&A
Zurich North America Acquires Tech Company Focused on Vehicle Protection Products
Zurich North America has acquired Sea Pine Technologies, a company specializing in innovative digital applications for the marketing of vehicle protection products. The insurer said the deal will ...
Auto-Owners Insurance Agrees to Acquire Capital Insurance Group in California
Auto-Owners Insurance has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Monterey, Calif.-based Capital Insurance Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Auto-Owners Insurance Group, ...
Allstate Buys iCracked, an On-Demand Repair Service for Smartphones and Tablets
The Allstate Corp. has acquired iCracked, a provider of on-site, on-demand repair services for smartphones and tablets in North America. Financial terms were not disclosed. Allstate said it plans to ...
Job Losses Expected as AXA XL Merges European Teams
AXA's $15 billion acquisition of XL Group last fall will lead to further integration, consolidation and job cuts, according to a draft plan the company released on Feb. 12. The M&A deal between ...
Global Insurance M&A Grew 9 Percent in 2018; Short-Term Drop-Off Likely: Clyde & Co.
Global insurance sector mergers and acquisitions increased by 9 percent in 2018, with the Americas showing the most active deal activity, according to a new Clyde & Co. report. There were 382 ...
The Hartford Reorganizes Specialty Operations in Anticipation of Navigators Acquisition Closing
The Hartford is releasing its new operating model and organizational structure set to be in place when its $2.1 billion acquisition of specialty insurer The Navigators Group closes. Plans call for ...
Covea Abandons Hostile Takeover of French Reinsurer SCOR
Scor SE slumped the most in more than a decade in Paris trading after rival Covea abandoned efforts to buy the French reinsurer, ending one of the country's most acrimonious takeover attempts in ...
Allianz Reportedly Negotiating to Acquire Malaysian Auto Insurer
Allianz Malaysia Bhd. has been chosen to progress in talks to acquire Malaysia's second-biggest car insurer after edging out Japanese rival Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., people with knowledge of the ...