merger News
ACE/Chubb Merger Plan Clears Federal Antitrust Regulatory Hurdle
ACE's planned $28 billion acquisition of Chubb cleared a major milestone necessary to meet a hoped-for completion of the deal in the 2016 first quarter. Specifically, the U.S. Federal Trade ...
A.M. Best Issues Ratings Downgrade For PartnerRe; S&P Goes ‘Negative’
PartnerRe's agreement to be acquired by Italian investment firm EXOR for $6.9 billion rather than merge with AXIS Capital Holdings drew a swift rebuke from A.M. Best, which downgraded its financial ...
PartnerRe Sets Conditions to Meet With Unsolicited Bidder EXOR
PartnerRe said it is ready to meet with EXOR SpA about its revamped upstart bid for the reinsurer, but it once again wants more. "The PartnerRe Board has determined that the latest EXOR proposal ...
PartnerRe, AXIS Improve Merger Terms in Advance of Shareholder Vote
PartnerRe and AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. have released sweetened terms of their merger deal intended to entice shareholders in advance of their Aug. 7 vote on the matter. The package includes an ...
Willis and Towers Watson to Merge
Global reinsurance and insurance broker Willis Group Holdings and professional services and analytics firm Towers Watson have agreed to an all-stock merger of equals valued at $18 billion. Upon ...
EXOR Turns to SEC, Bermuda Lawsuit in Pursuit of PartnerRe
PartnerRe may be moving ahead on merger plans with AXIS Capital Holdings, but upstart bidder EXOR isn't going away quietly. The Italian investment firm disclosed that it is suing in a Bermuda court ...
Towers Watson Completes Sale of Reinsurance Business for $250M
Towers Watson & Co. said Wednesday that it has completed the sale of its reinsurance brokerage business to Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group PLC for $250 million but plans to continue working with its ...Another Suitor Looking At American Safety; Fairfax Provides Waiver
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. announced Wednesday that Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has provided American Safety with a waiver of certain provisions under the merger agreement ...