M&A
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 ...
AmTrust to Pay $90M for Workers Comp Insurer AmeriHealth Casualty
AmTrust Financial Services plans to pay $90 million in cash for a regional U.S. workers compensation insurer, its last acquisition in a year of several M&A transactions. The New York City-based ...
Ironshore Adds Mandarin-Language Products, Services to M&A Unit
Ironshore International said it is now offering insurance documents and services in Mandarin for its Mergers & Acquisitions unit, a move that will help it better market to Chinese companies. The ...
Chinese M&A Continues; Billionaire Investor Moves to Snag Genworth
China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. has agreed to purchase Genworth Financial Inc. in a $2.7 billion cash deal, joining a record buying spree by Chinese companies as they seek to boost growth ...
Verisk Buys Analyze Re
Data firm Verisk Analytics Inc. said it has acquired Halifax, Novia Scotia-based Analyze Re, a software analytics provider for the reinsurance and insurance industries founded in 2013. Terms of the ...