mergers and acquisitions News
Insurers Eye Post-Pandemic Clout While Pursuing Major Merger Deals
Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who'll emerge strongest when the outbreak subsides. The takeover of RSA Insurance Group Plc and Allstate Corp.'s largest ...
Next Insurance Snatches Up Juniper Labs, a Data/Underwriting Tech Startup
Next Insurance - an InsurTech focused on small business coverage - has closed its first acquisition. More could be on the horizon. The California-based company startup acquired Juniper Labs, a ...
UK Mobility Insurance Startup Zego Acquires Telematics Maker Drivit
Zego, the London-based mobility insurance provider and the first UK insurtech to be awarded an insurance license, has acquired telematics company, Drivit. The deal, which will enable Zego to collect ...
Travelers Will Buy Plymouth Rock’s Digital Agency InsuraMatch for Undisclosed Price
The Travelers Companies has agreed to acquire InsuraMatch, a national digital independent insurance agency, from the Plymouth Rock Group of Companies. Neither side disclosed financial terms. The ...
Allianz to Grab Westpac’s General Insurance Unit for $535M
Australia's Westpac Banking Corp will sell its general insurance arm to German insurer Allianz for A$725 million ($535 million), it said on Wednesday, further trimming its portfolio to beef up ...
Broker AmWINS Eyes Bermuda Expansion With New Acquisition
AmWINS Group, Inc. has agreed to buy International Specialty Brokers Ltd. a Bermuda-based wholesale insurance and reinsurance broker. AmWINS, a North Carolina-based global broker focused on specialty ...
Kemper Will Pay $370M for Specialty Insurer Focused on Hispanic Market
Kemper Corp. has agreed to pay $370 million in cash for specialty auto insurer American Access Casualty Company and its related captive insurance agency, Newins Insurance Agency Holdings. Driving the ...
Zurich Insurance Reportedly in Advanced Talks to Buy MetLife U.S. P/C Unit
Switzerland's Zurich Insurance Group AG is in advanced talks to acquire MetLife Inc's U.S. property and casualty (P&C) car and home insurance unit for close to $4 billion, according to people ...