M&A News
Zurich Insurance and the Other Top News Stories of 2015
What's ailing Zurich Insurance? That question was the focus of Carrier Management's top news story in 2015, a piece that drew enormous reader interest. Switzerland's largest insurer faced plenty of ...
ACE Outlines Post-Chubb-Merger Asia Pacific Exec Roster
ACE Group, in the final throes of a $28 billion merger deal with Chubb, has fleshed out the leadership team for its Asia Pacific commercial property/casualty arm. The new team will report, as ...
Carrier Management’s Top 10 Features of 2015
In 2015, Carrier Management readers learned more about market trends, how to run their companies better and the tools they need to be better leaders. There were other features that also drew their ...
Wells Fargo Renews Quest for Insurance Brokerage Acquisitions
Wells Fargo & Co is restarting efforts to expand its insurance brokerage business through acquisitions after previously announced M&A aspirations did not pan out. Laura Schupbach, evp and ...
Willis/Towers Watson Shareholders Embrace $8.9B Merger Deal
Shareholders from Willis Group Holdings and Towers Watson approved the planned $8.9 billion merger between both companies, setting the stage for the deal to close in early 2016. In approving the ...
Proxy Advisor Urges Towers Watson Shareholders to Reject $8.9B Willis Merger
Towers Watson & Co. shareholders should vote against an $8.9 billion merger with Willis Group Holdings Plc even after the insurance broker increased the offer amid a backlash from investors, ...
Fosun Pledges Autonomy for Ironshore, Its New Insurance Acquisition
Ironshore Inc. is now 100 percent owned by the investment arm of Fosun Group, a Chinese mega-conglomerate whose backer has looked to Warren Buffett for inspiration. Ironshore's new owners, meanwhile, ...
ACE Discloses New Round of Post-Chubb-Merger Appointments
ACE Ltd. disclosed yet another slate of executive appointments, most of which become effective after its $28 billion merger with Chubb closes in the 2016 first quarter. Among them is John Keogh. He's ...