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P/C Software Company Duck Creek Technologies Makes an Acquisition
Duck Creek Technologies, a tech outfit that provides cloud services and software for the property/casualty industry, has made an acquisition in a bid to broaden its product offerings. The Boston, ...
Enstar Eyes Asbestos Liability Insurance Rights With $91.5M Dana Companies Acquisition
Enstar is beginning 2017 with news it is acquiring a non-insurance entity. The Bermuda-based insurance group disclosed that its Enstar Holdings arm is snatching up Dana Companies for $91.5 million. ...
Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Wins Approval to Grab Majority Stake in Indian Lender
Value investor Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. won regulatory approval to buy 51 percent of Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd., marking the first time India's central bank is allowing a foreign ...
Chinese M&A Could Slow Due to Regulatory, Policy Hurdles: A.M. Best
While Chinese companies have been increasing their overseas merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in recent years, there are signs that growth could slow in the coming year, as a result of ...
Fitch Places Allied World’s Financial Strength Status on Rating Watch Negative
Fairfax Financial may see huge possibilities in its $4.9 billion agreement to buy Allied World Assurance Co., but Fitch Ratings is responding cautiously to the news. Fitch placed Allied World's 'A+' ...
A $4.9B Allied World Buy Means Watsa’s Fairfax Is Betting on Trump
Prem Watsa, the Canadian investor who just agreed to buy a Swiss company in his largest deal, called the $4.9 billion agreement a bet on U.S. growth under President-elect Donald Trump. The purchase ...2017 Predictions Part I: Brexit Opportunities and More M&A to Come
M&A and Brexit will be major factors for the global insurance/reinsurance industry over the coming year, according to predictions from the insurance team at the international law firm Clyde & ...
Watsa’s Fairfax Will Snatch Up Allied World in $4.9B Deal
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy insurer Allied World Assurance Co. for $4.9 billion in cash and stock in Chief Executive Officer Prem Watsa's largest purchase. Fairfax will pay $54 per ...