M&A News
XL Group Shareholders Approve Ireland-to-Bermuda HQ Switch
XL Group plc's shareholders approved plans to change its place of incorporation from Ireland to Bermuda, a process it hopes to complete in the 2016 third quarter. That doesn't mean that XL Group is ...
American Family Wants to Go Mutual Holding Company Route
American Family Insurance plans to become a mutual holding company. The change would, in part, strengthen its ability to make acquisitions or pursue M&A transactions with other mutual insurance ...
Allianz Grabs Zurich’s Moroccan Division for $275M
Allianz Group plans to pay more than $275 million for Zurich Insurance's Moroccan subsidiary. The deal for Zurich Assurances Maroc is expected to close at the end of 2016, pending regulatory ...
Soft Market Remains Top Reinsurance Industry Worry: Xuber Survey
Soft market conditions continue to be the biggest concern for the industry, followed by regulation, competition from third party capital, low investment returns, cyber crime and maintaining ...
Ironshore Expands Global M&A Presence to North America
Ironshore International is expanding its Global Mergers & Acquisitions unit with a new Americas team that will address complex, multijurisdictional transactions within the North and Latin ...
U.S. Treasury Reviewing Fosun’s Acquisition of Ironshore
United States authorities are conducting a review of China's Fosun Group's acquisition in November 2015 of Bermuda-based insurer Ironshore. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ...
Political Connections Ease the M&A Process
Firms that maintain political connections have an easier path through the merger process. In a study that is the first to examine the issue, we compare the differences in merger behavior and outcomes ...
The Real Story Behind Bermuda Insurers’ Premium Jump
At first glance, Bermudian re/insurance companies appeared to start the year with a bang, reporting a 21 percent increase in consolidated gross premiums written (GPW), according to a new report ...