M&A
Allstate Will Pay $1.4B for SquareTrade, a Seller of Mobile Device/Appliance Warranties
The Allstate Corp. agreed to acquire SquareTrade, a consumer electronics and appliance protection plan provider that distributes through many of America's major retailers. Allstate said it will ...
Verisk Acquires UK Geographic Data Group
Verisk Analytics, Inc., a data analytics provider, announced the acquisition of The GeoInformation Group, a participant in the field of geographic data solutions based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. ...
AIG Agrees to Sell Japan Life Business to Hong Kong’s FWD Group
Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li is poised to buy American International Group Inc.'s Fuji Life Insurance Co. business, a deal that marks his FWD Group's first foray into Japanese insurance. AIG will ...
Argo Group’s Planned Ariel Re Buy Leaves S&P Long-Term Ratings Unchanged
Argo Group's planned $235 million acquisition of Ariel Re is drawing the market equivalent of a shrug from Standard & Poor's. S&P said that its long-term ratings for Argo and its related ...
Argo Group Buying Ariel Re for $235M
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., announcing its first major acquisition in eight years, said it will buy Ariel Re for roughly $235 million cash in a deal that could make it a top 10 market at ...
Tokio Marine’s Houston Casualty Gets Upgrade to A++ from A.M. Best
A.M. Best announced last week that it upgraded the financial strength ratings of the property/casualty members of Houston Casualty Group and of HCC Life Insurance Company to the rating agency's ...
Aspen Buys Puerto Rico MGA as Part of Caribbean Marine Expansion
Aspen Insurance has made an acquisition that will expand its specialist Marine capabilities in the Carribbean market. The Bermuda-based insurer said it bought Blue Waters Insurers, Corp. Blue Waters, ...
Hundreds of Italy Quake Aftershocks Expected; Coverage Gaps Possible
With central Italy reeling from yet another earthquake that hit on Oct. 30, and bracing for many aftershocks to come, AIR Worldwide cautions that there may be gaps there in earthquake insurance ...