M&A
Guidewire Paying $275M for P/C Data Science Software Firm Cyence
Guidewire Software Inc. will fork over $275 million to acquire Cyence, a software startup that uses data science and risk analytics to help P/C insurers address emerging risks including cyber, ...
Hub International Grabs Calif. Broker Focused on VC and Tech Clients
Hub International Ltd. said it acquired the assets of California-based Costello & Sons Insurance Brokers (CSI), a move that gives it commercial lines expertise in areas including venture capital ...
AXIS $611.5M Acquisition of Novae to Close by Mid-October
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. expects to complete its acquisition of Novae Group plc by mid-October. European Commission approval of the $611.5 million transaction is expected no later than Oct. 18, the ...
Insurance Holding Company Alleghany Is Selling PacificComp to CopperPoint Mutual for $150M
Alleghany Corp. will sell off workers compensation carrier Pacific Compensation Insurance Company (PacificComp) to a rival for $150 million in cash. Arizona-based CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company ...
MGA Acquisitions Still Hot: GC Securities
With growth prospects becoming rarer in the continuing competitive insurance market, carriers are among three sets of buyers fueling a hot M&A environment for specialized managing general ...
Japan’s Sompo Holdings Will Sell Sompo Canopius to Centerbridge for $952M
Japan's Sompo Holdings Inc. announced it has agreed to sell Lloyd's re/insurer Sompo Canopius AG to a private equity consortium led by Centerbridge Partners for $952 million. On completion of the ...
Allianz Expands in Africa With Planned Nigeria Acquisition
Allianz has agreed to snatch up a Nigerian insurer in a move that gives it a greater foothold in Africa. The German insurance giant said it has signed a binding agreement to buy 98 percent of ...
Novae Shareholders Approve AXIS Capital’s $611.5M Bid
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.'s planned $611.5 million acquisition of Novae Group plc will be going through. AXIS, a Bermuda-based specialty insurer, disclosed that Novae's shareholders on Aug. 29 cast ...