M&A News
Trump Tax Cuts Could Solidify U.S. as Most Active Insurance M&A Region: Clyde & Co.
The U.S. has regained its position as the most active region for M&A activity in the global insurance industry, and the Trump tax cuts could boost that activity even further, according to a ...
Argo Group Acquires Italian Specialty Insurer Ariscom
Argo Group International Holdings is the proud new owner of Italian specialty insurer Ariscom, giving it an efficient way to expand through Europe. Neither side disclosed financial details. Argo ...
Specialty, Niche Business Lines Are 2018’s Insurance M&A Targets: Conning
Targeted P/C insurance mergers and acquisitions should continue in 2018 after they slowed down to a trickle last year, Conning said in a new report. The predicted M&A behavior for the rest of ...
A Phone Call From AIG’s Duperreault; A Deal 72 Days Later
It started with a phone call—from American International Group's Brian Duperreault to Validus Holdings' leader Ed Noonan. Roughly two-and-a-half months later, including time for just over one month ...
More Industry Consolidation Will Follow the AXA/XL Group Tie-Up: KBW
AXA's planned $15.3 billion acquisition of XL Group Ltd. will spur more consolidation among commercial insurers, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analysts said in a new report. "The combined AXA/XL would ...
2018 Insurance M&A Drivers: Tax Reform, InsurTech and Run-Offs
Tax reform, InsurTech and run-off transactions will be among the big drivers of insurance industry mergers and acquisitions in 2018, according to a new Deloitte report. Deloitte said that the Trump ...
Zurich Will Pay $409M for QBE’s Latin American Operations
Zurich Insurance Group will pay $409 million for the Latin American operations of Australian insurer QBE, a deal that will help it become the top insurer in Argentina and build market share in other ...
The Hartford Is Snatching Up Foremost’s Small Commercial Agency Biz
The Hartford has agreed to acquire Foremost Insurance's branded small commercial lines business from Farmers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Hartford said the deal will not have a ...