M&A
Ironshore International Acquires Savannah Insurance Agency
Ironshore International has acquired Savannah Insurance Agency of Sydney, Australia, effective immediately. Savannah Insurance Agency's team of underwriters will join Ironshore Australia's offices, ...
PartnerRe Adds ‘CEO’ to Company President’s Title
PartnerRe, now owned by Italian investment firm EXOR after a $6.9 billion acquisition, has added "CEO" to company president Emmanuel Clarke's title. The Bermuda-based reinsurer said that Clarke will ...
Ironshore’s New China-Based Parent Fosun May Put It Through an IPO
Ironshore Inc. disclosed that China-based parent Fosun International Ltd. – which completed its acquisition just four months ago – is mulling an initial public offering for the Bermuda-based ...
PartnerRe’s $6.9B Sale to EXOR Closes; Fitch Responds with Ratings Downgrade
PartnerRe's new owner EXOR has closed its $6.9 billion acquisition of the Bermuda-based reinsurer, and Fitch Ratings quickly responded with a ratings downgrade that reflects some pessimism over the ...
Ping An More Cautious than Anbang, CFO Says
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. Chief Financial Officer Jason Yao said that China's second-biggest insurer has a "very different" investment strategy from smaller rival Anbang Insurance Group Co., ...
The Hartford Acquiring E&S Player Maxum Specialty
The Hartford has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Northern Homelands Company, the holding company of excess and surplus lines insurer Maxum Specialty Insurance Group, for $170 million in ...
The Rapid Global Ascendance of China’s Anbang Insurance
China's Anbang Insurance Group Co has emerged from near obscurity 18 months ago to sign deals worth more than $30 billion, moving into the big league of global real estate and finance. The ...
Beazley Reports 60 Percent Surge in Data Breach Cases for 2015
For those tracking the continued surge of data breaches and other cyber crimes, a report by specialty insurer Beazley offers a stark example of how serious the problem has become. Beazley, a major ...