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Velocity HoldCo, LLC, and Insight Risk Technologies LLC have finalised an agreement that sees Velocity acquiring a majority stake in Insight Risk.
International specialist insurer Hiscox has entered into an agreement to sell DirectAsia, its business operations in Singapore and Thailand predominantly providing motor insurance, to boost Thailand Holdings Limited, the parent of the Roojai group of companies.
Leading British insurer Aviva has announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase the UK life insurance business of American International Group (AIG) for a substantial sum of £460 million (US$563 million).
Gallagher has revealed its plan to acquire Eastern Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Eastern Bank located in Natick, Massachusetts.
RiverStone International, the premier provider of legacy solutions in the Lloyd’s market, has inked a strategic agreement with members of the Catalina Group.
Howden-owned Aston Lark has announced the acquisition of Curtis Marine, a Plymouth-based marine insurance broker.
Marsh has announced its intent to acquire Honan Insurance Group, a distinguished insurance broker known for its proficiency in corporate risk, employee benefits, as well as strata and real estate insurance solutions.
Zurich Holding Company of America, a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group, has acquired SpearTip, a cyber counterintelligence firm that helps protect clients against cyber threats through proactive and response services.
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Inszone Insurance Services has announced the acquisition of Speck Insurance and Financial Services.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has announced its latest acquisition of California-based Wigmore Insurance Agency, Inc.
Majesco, a global frontrunner in cloud insurance platform software, has declared the resounding success of its strategic acquisition of ClaimVantage in January 2021
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has showcased impressive growth in its H1 2023 financial results, recording a remarkable 3.9% surge in reinsurance revenue, which now stands at €12.3 billion.
Embedded insurance specialist, Cover Genius, has announced an exciting new partnership with Uber to offer enhanced protection for drivers in Brazil.
The State of Connecticut recently launched the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust with an initial deposit of $398 million, made possible in part by using a debt service reserve fund insurance policy from Build America Mutual (BAM).
DUAL, the prominent London-based managing general agent (MGA), has made a significant move by acquiring David Ashby Underwriting Ltd. (DAU), a specialised MGA focused on bloodstock and high-value sports horse insurance.
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMBC), a financial services holding company, has announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Riverton Insurance Agency Corp., a New Jersey-based insurance services business comprising a Managing General Agency (MGA) and a retail agency. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Insurtech company Tractable, based in London, has secured $65 million in a Series E funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Leading MGA, Nexus Underwriting, has successfully finalised its acquisition of Evolve Cyber Insurance Services LLC, an MGA based in California specialising in cyber insurance.
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NFP has finalised the purchase of FinTrust Insurance and Benefits’ employee benefits solutions business and Presidio Financial Services Corporation, marking the latest additions to its expanding portfolio of acquisitions.
Liberty Mutual Insurance and Generali Group have announced signing a definitive agreement for Generali to acquire Liberty Seguros, S.A. – Liberty Mutual’s personal lines and small commercial insurance business headquartered in Madrid.
Zurich Insurance Group (ZURN.S) is reportedly in talks to buy up to 51% of India’s Kotak General Insurance, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter have said, in a deal that would mark its first major bet on the fast-growing South Asian insurance market.
Guy Carpenter, a global risk and reinsurance specialist and a Marsh McLennan business, has announced the acquisition of Re Solutions, the leading independent reinsurance broker in Israel.
AIG has divested Validus Re to RenaissanceRe in an acquisition deal worth a reported $4.5 billion
Fisher Asset Management Reveals New Acquisition in Resideo Technologies, Inc. as reported to the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Zinnia, a leading life and annuity insurance technology and digital services company, announced today its acquisition of Policygenius, a digital insurance marketplace.
Boston-based insurtech startup Ledgebrook has successfully raised $4.6 million in a recent funding round led by Markd
Megan Kuczynski, President of Insurtech Insights USA has joined the Board of Advisors for the FinTech Graduate Program at University of Connecticut (UConn).
Direct Line Group, the private motor insurer, has acquired By Miles, a pay-by-mile insurance provider for an as yet, undisclosed sum.
Sproutt, the life insurance company that modernises life insurance for agencies, agents, and their customers, has announced the launch of Sproutt SmartLife for Agencies.
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Inszone Insurance Services has announced that it has acquired The Contractors Insurance Group, an Arizona-based agency that focuses on contractors.
Singapore-based insurtech bolt has partnered with Pathpoint, a digital wholesaler for small commercial excess & surplus (E&S).
Cover Genius, the insurtech for embedded protection, has announced the completion of an asset acquisition agreement with US-based embedded warranty provider, Clyde Technologies. The assets acquired will assist Cover Genius’ continued expansion into the medium-sized e-commerce segment.
Specialist Risk Group (SRG) has today announced its acquisition of the mid-market commercial broker Consort Insurance.
Insurance firm FWD Group Holdings Ltd (FWD.N) said on Monday it had agreed to buy a majority stake in Malaysian insurer Gibraltar BSN Life Bhd for an undisclosed price, expanding its presence in the country’s full-service insurance business.
Aviva has completed an £850 million buy-in of the Arcadia Group Pension Scheme and Arcadia Group Senior Executive Pension Scheme. The transaction enables the Trustees to secure benefits in excess of Pension Protection Fund levels for around 8,800 members of the schemes.
Aston Lark, a Howden company, today announces it has agreed terms to acquire Allegiance Insure Ltd. Based in the City of London, Allegiance Insure was established by Charles Wintour in 2015.
Financial services firm Brookfield Reinsurance announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Argo Group International Holdings in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion.
Merger offers access to Lloyd’s and worldwide markets as investors focus attention on forestry for carbon sequestration.
The investment arm of insurance giant Metlife Inc said on Tuesday it had agreed to acquire Raven Capital Management, a U.S. private credit manager with $2.1 billion in assets under management.
Essent Group agreed to purchase the title insurance subsidiaries of Finance of America’s Incenter business for $100 million, the latest company looking to find synergies between the two businesses.
UK-based Ardonagh Group has completed its acquisition of Envest, which it first agreed to acquire in November last year.
Westfield has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1200 from Argo Group International Holdings.
Hub Financial Inc. (Hub Financial), one of Canada’s largest distributors of life insurance and investment solutions, announced today that it has acquired, through one of its affiliates, Achievex Financial Services Inc., W.C.S Financial Services Inc., W.C.S. Achievex Inc., Allen Wong & Associates Agency Limited, BridgeForce Financial Group Inc., Cinaber Financial Inc., Ontario East Insurance Agency Ltd., and Joseph B. Woodyatt Insurance Agencies Limited (BridgeForce). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
At-Bay, the insurance company for the digital age, today completed the acquisition of At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company, a Delaware-domiciled excess and surplus (E&S) lines property and casualty (P&C) insurer licensed in 44 states, from XL Insurance America, Inc.
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced that its subsidiary, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Austin, Texas-based Remco Insurance Agencies, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
First Underwriting has launched a new motorsport insurance brand called Slipstream Underwriting.
Hub International has announced its acquisition of the assets of Michigan-based Grace & Porta Benefits, Inc.
Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced today that it has acquired The O&S Insurance Brokerage Group, Inc. and OSA Insurance Brokerage Services, LLC (collectively, OSA Insurance Brokerage Services). Terms of the transaction were not
Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh, today announced the acquisition of Hunt Valley, Maryland-based HMS Insurance Associates, Inc., one of the nation’s largest independent agencies. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Strategic acquisition will add digital, out-of-the box payments capabilities to Duck Creek’s comprehensive suite of SaaS solutions for P&C and general insurers
The solution gives insurers better underwriting data, reduces fraudulent claims, and enhances protection for tradespeople in the U.K.
MagMutual Insurance Company, the nation’s largest mutual insurer of physicians, has completed its acquisition of MDAdvantage Insurance Company of New Jersey. The transaction received final corporate approval and regulatory approval by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance in December.
Managing general agency Johnson & Johnson announced that it recently acquired the assets of Statewide Insurance Corp as it looks to expand into a number of Southwestern states.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Abilene, Texas-based CBS Insurance, LLP. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire the partnership interests of Buck, a provider of retirement, HR and employee benefits consulting and administration services. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2023, subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Brisbane, Queensland-based Aviation Insurance Australia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Zurich Insurance Group AG has emerged as the front-runner to buy a majority stake in the Malaysian insurance business of US insurer MetLife Inc. and Kuala Lumpur-listed AMMB Holdings Bhd., according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Italian insurer Generali SpA is planning to sell roughly 20 billion euros ($21 billion) of its Italian life insurance portfolio, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
US insurer, Liberty Mutual Holding Company (LMHC), is exploring a sale of its businesses in Spain, Portugal and Ireland, according to Bloomberg News sources.
French insurance broker April Group said private equity firm KKR & Co. has become its new majority shareholder, according to a statement posted on its website.
Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh, today announced the acquisition of Focus Insurance, a leading personal insurance brokerage firm based in Houston, Texas. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Commercial insurance broker based in Tennessee, Bradley Insurance Agency, has been acquired by Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
Aegon NV said on Thursday smaller rival ASR would acquire its insurance operations in the Netherlands in a deal that would see ASR replace it as the second-largest Dutch insurer.
Pet insurance company ManyPets announced the acquisition of Digital Edge Insurance Company, a US-based carrier, from Munich Re Digital Partners US Holding Corporation, following regulatory approval.
A new MGA has been launched in London a short distance from Lloyd’s market. Specialty MGA UK has been created with a focus on providing additional capacity for specialty lines of businesses and hard to place risks.
Gradient AI, a Boston-based enterprise software provider of AI solutions in the insurance industry, announced that it has acquired Prognos Health’s (New York) analytics business underwriting unit to leverage data from the company’s large collection of integrated medical records and lab data via its real-world data marketplace.
Allianz is expanding its automatic accident detection service. Dubbed the Allianz accident reporter, the digital claims service used by Allianz at the scene of an accident, can automatically detect accidents and notify the insurer. Insureds are later informed about the next steps of claims settlement.
Reinsurance giant Munich Re has acquired apinity GmbH, a start-up that supplies application programming interface (API) solutions in the form of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for the insurance industry’s ecosystem.
Allianz X, the digital investments arm of Allianz Group, will acquire 100 percent of the shares in simplesurance.
Singapore-based international insurtech, bolttech, has announced it has completed the acquisition of a majority shareholding in PT Axle Asia, an established insurance broker in Indonesia.
International insurance broker Howden, has acquired Swiss Broker, Born Consulting AG.
Gallagher has acquired AnotherDay, a specialist crisis and risk management consultancy that helps organisations to pre-empt and prepare for complex threats, react to crises and investigate criminality through the use of intelligence and technology.
Howden RE and TigerRisk have announced the creation of Howden Tiger SabRE (SabRE), a new group combining their MGA operations and programme capabilities.
Italy-headquartered insurer Generali has acquired Axa’s Malaysian operations, in line with Generali strategy to strengthen its leadership position in high potential markets.
On July 29, the day after the Metromile acquisition closed, Lemonade laid off 20% of the Metromile team, with the explanation: “This acquisition is synergistic, in that the combined entity is better than the sum of its parts, and can operate with fewer people than were needed to staff the two standalones.”
Toronto InsurTech startup Relay Platform has been acquired by At-Bay, a digital insurance provider based in San Francisco.
Coalition, a cyber insurtech, received regulatory approval to acquire Munich Re Digital Partners U.S. Holding Corporation’s Digital Affect Insurance Company, a P&C insurer licensed in 50 states.
Aviva has signed a binding agreement with the specialist managing general agent Azur Underwriting Ltd to acquire its high-net-worth personal lines business in the UK and Ireland.
Cover Genius, the insurtech for embedded insurance, announced today its acquisition of Booking Protect, the leading specialist in embedded ticket protection for ticket sellers, platforms and live event companies such as SeatGeek, Spectrix, AudienceView, and Night Out in the US, Zaiko in Japan, See Tickets, Festicket and TicketSource in the UK and OzTix in Australia.
Liberty Mutual Insurance has completed the acquisition of Malaysian insurer AmGeneral Insurance Berhad, which is expected to make Liberty Mutual the country’s largest auto insurer.
Cover Genius, the insurtech for embedded insurance, announced today its acquisition of Booking Protect, the leading specialist in embedded ticket protection for ticket sellers, platforms and live event companies.
American global insurance brokerage and risk management services acquires Australia’s National Insurance Group, extending their geographic reach.
InsurTech leader’s latest acquisition adds deep industry talent and two leading MGA solutions into the Vertafore ecosystem.
Gallagher announced recently that it has acquired INNOVU Group Holding Company Limited (“INNOVU Insurance”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh, today announced the acquisition of Clark Insurance, a leading independent agency in Maine. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Munich Re Life US, part of the global reinsurer, has signalled its intent to buy medical record firm Clareto.
Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, further strengthens its presence in Italy with two new acquisitions: Nord Est Insurance Broker and ASI Insurance Brokers.
Chubb has acquired the renewal rights of DUAL Asia’s financial lines portfolio in Hong Kong SAR and Singapore.
Hundreds of companies have said they are withdrawing or suspending operations in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, from energy producer Shell Plc (SHEL.L) to carmaker Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) to PwC, a global professional services firm.
Slide, an insurtech startup that quickly raised $100 million in seed capital, has acquired $400 million worth of premiums from Orlando-based St. Johns Insurance Co., which recently ceased operations after a ratings agency downgraded it.
Hub will acquire the Insureon digital insurance agency and brand while Bold Penguin will acquire the Insureon technology platform.
The closing makes Liberty Mutual the second-largest carrier serving the independent agent channel.
Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced it has acquired actuarial software platform Tyche from technology and software firm RPC Tyche.
Trōv, one of the earliest and most widely recognized insurtechs, today announced that its technology has been acquired by The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV), a leading provider of property casualty insurance for auto, home and business. Most members of Trōv’s team have also joined the company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Swiss Re has acquired the entire share capital of Champlain Reinsurance Company (CRC), a Swiss-based run-off reinsurance captive of Alcan Holdings Switzerland.
Bolttech, a Singapore-based insurtech unicorn, has acquired local insurance firm Ava Insurance for an undisclosed sum.
HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings (HSBC), has completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of AXA Insurance Pte Limited (AXA Singapore) for a consideration of $529m, subject to closing adjustments.
The acquisition of the provider of AI-driven solutions advances CCC’s vision for straight-through processing across the claims lifecycle.
Here’s a round-up of January 2022’s insurance industry-related M&As and partnerships
Howden, the London-based insurance broker, has announced the acquisition of Tower SpA, a specialist insurance broker and risk advisory firm based in Vicenza, Italy.
French startup Luko is acquiring German startup Coya in order to grow its European presence and get an insurance license from German regulator. While Luko isn’t disclosing terms of the deal, the company says it’s a 100% share deal, which means that Coya investors are now Luko investors. Those investors include Valar Ventures, Headline and Roland Berger’s family office.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has acquired US-based independent ESL managing general underwriter (MGU) TMS Re for an undisclosed sum.
Beat Capital Partners, a long duration investor specialising in the insurance industry, has announced the sale of Tarian Underwriting to Corvus Insurance, a provider of smart commercial insurance products powered by AI-driven risk data.
Tampa-based HCI Group Inc. has agreed to buy United Insurance Holdings’ lines of business in three states.
2021 has been a record year for insurtech funding. As of Q3 2021, more than US$10.5 billion had been raised by companies in the space year-to-date (YTD), surpassing 2020’s total of US$7.1 billion by nearly 48%, data from insurance advisory firm Willis Towers Watson show.
Pet health and insurtech company, Bought By Many, has acquired VetBox, a UK pet health subscription and fulfilment business, in a major step in the extension of its offering beyond insurance.
Zurich Insurance Group agreed to acquire Estonia-based company AlphaChat, which provides conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technology for customer service automation, to further enhance the group’s digital capabilities.
Kin, a leading direct-to-consumer homeowners insurance technology company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of an inactive insurance carrier that holds licenses in 43 states.
Willis Towers Watson has announced the acquisition of Aerosure, an aviation industry specialist, focused on the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island region.
Several insurtech companies including Hippo and Metromile, amongst others, have merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) as a path to being traded publicly on stock markets. This approach became more popular in the past two years, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to companies seeking quick, efficient paths to growth.
Milwaukee-based Insurance technology firm Zywave reports it has acquired Santa Barbara, Calif.-based ClarionDoor, a seller of insurance product distribution software for the property/casualty market.
Metromile’s auto insurance offerings are informed by a decade’s worth of data, which should improve the quality of the newly-introduced product, Lemonade Car.
Verisk Analytics, the global data analytics firm, has acquired North Carolina-based Data Driven Safety to expand its automobile insurance underwriting data business, Verisk announced.
Moody’s Corporation and RMS announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Moody’s to acquire RMS, a leading global provider of climate and natural disaster risk modeling and analytics, for approximately $2.0 billion from Daily Mail and General Trust plc.
Willis Towers Watson has entered into an initial, non-binding agreement to acquire Leaderim, an insurance broking and consultancy business in Israel.
Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has signed a non-binding agreement to acquire Israel-based insurance broking and consultancy business Leaderim.
Pie Insurance will acquire a regional insurer as it moves forward with a bid of becoming a full-stack insurance carrier.
HazardHub’s risk API service, derived from comprehensive U.S. property and hazard data, enhances the power of the Guidewire Platform.
Global insurer AXA has entered into an agreement with HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Ltd over the sale of AXA Insurance Pte Ltd (AXA Singapore) for a total cash consideration of USD 575 million (€487mn).
Brookfield Asset Management Inc’s reinsurance unit has agreed to buy insurer American National Group Inc. for about $5.1 billion in an all-cash deal, the companies said on Monday.
Boston-based insurtech firm Corvus Insurance has announced the acquisition of Wingman Insurance, which provides a tech platform for cyber and tech E&O coverage across the US.
MGA Corvus Insurance, fresh off of raising $115 million in new venture financing, has made an acquisition with an eye on the admitted coverage marketplace and more digital platform partnerships. More acquisitions appear likely.
As a result of the business combination of CCC and SPAC Dragoneer Growth Opportuniteis, CCC Intelligent solutions Holdings Inc. will be listed on the NYSE as CCCS.
Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson PLC said on Tuesday it is weighing strategic alternatives for its reinsurance unit, Willis Re, days after a planned sale to rival Arthur J. Gallagher fell through.
Moody’s has entered into an agreement to acquire catastrophe risk modelling firm RMS for approximately $2.0 billion from Daily Mail and General Trust.
Zurich Insurance Group AG is nearing a deal to buy Deutsche Bank AG’s Italian financial promoters network, according to people familiar with the matter.
Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) today announced that it has acquired the business of StreamLabs from Australia-based Reliance Worldwide Corporation Limited (RWC). StreamLabs offers leading Internet of Things (IoT) enabled water monitoring, leak detection and water shut-off products.
Home insurance group Hippo has completed its previously announced merger with Reinvent Technology Partners Z, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.
Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc called off their $30 billion merger plan on Monday, terminating an agreement that could have made the combined company the world’s largest insurance broker.
Insurance startup bolttech has purchased i-surance a B2B2C digital insurance platform, to accelerate its expansion in Europe.
American International Group Inc (AIG.N)plans to use an IPO to sell part of its life and retirement business, while Blackstone Group Inc (BX.N)agreed to buy a sizeable stake, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Global insurance and reinsurance brokers, Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW), have emphasised the pressing need for the “earliest possible trial date” for their pending case against the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), which seeks to block their $30 billion combination.
Covéa, the French non-life mutual, is interested in acquiring AXA XL’s reinsurance business, AXA Re, in deal that could be valued at €5 billion, according to press reports.
WeSure is buying 50.4% of insurance company Ayalon’s shares at a $216 million valuation, 33% higher than its Tel Aviv Stock Exchange market cap.
Reports from Bloomberg highlight how the proposed $30 billion merger of insurance brokerage giants Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) would create the world’s largest outsourced investment management firm.
Assicurazioni Generali has agreed to buy rival Axa’s insurance assets in Malaysia for a consideration of RM 1,290m (€262m) in a key strategic push into the region.
The enhanced ability to innovate is a principal motivator for Aon’s proposed acquisition of Aon and Willis Towers Watson. It’s a message that Aon CEO Greg Case has been emphasizing since the $30 billion deal was announced in March 2020.
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at stopping insurance broker Aon’s $30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson because it would reduce competition and could lead to higher prices.
Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the global leader in mobile telematics and analytics, has acquired TrueMotion, the second largest mobile telematics provider.
Insurance broker Aon’s $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson, the biggest ever in the sector, is expected to get the EU antitrust green light later this month or in early July, people familiar with the matter said.
USAA is acquiring the insurtech Noblr and will use the company’s usage-based insurance platform for a new offering.
Insurance broker Aon said it will sell some assets to private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners and tech firm Alight for $1.4 billion, in a bid to get U.S. Department of Justice approval for its merger with Willis Towers Watson.
Allstate has agreed to acquire Ohio-based SafeAuto, which offers car insurance that meets the minimum legal requirements in 28 states.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Monday it has taken a $943 million stake in insurance brokerage Aon Plc and sold large portions of its investments in Chevron Corp and Wells Fargo & Co.
Anish Jadav has been appointed Chief Underwriting Officer for AXA XL P&C in the UK, life insurtech Ethos Technologies Inc. has a more than $2bn (£1.4bn) valuation after a $200m funding round, and home insurtech Kin has raised $63.9m in Series C funding.
The reinsurance industry is missing out on the benefits of digital transformation while the rest of the insurance industry surges ahead with modernisation, according to new research published by Supercede, the fast-growth global reinsurance placement platform.
The acquisition gives Insurity an advantage in pursuing the $40 billion program business market and enables P&C carriers and MGAs to rapidly grow through bureau content-enabled software.
Dieter Wemmer, a veteran insurance executive who was chief financial officer at Allianz SE, is launching a blank-check company to target deals in the sector where he worked for more than three decades, people familiar with the matter said.
Tokio Marine Holdings is reportedly acquiring a US-based insurer operating in the employee benefits space, in a deal that could be worth US$184 million.
Enquiron’s proven engagement success, data and technology solutions will complement Zywave’s existing product portfolio and help drive ROI for customers
Italy’s biggest insurer Generali is in exclusive talks to buy assets in Malaysia belonging to French rival AXA in a deal worth around 300 million euros ($358 million), two sources said on Tuesday.
Zurich Insurance and Farmers Exchanges have closed on buying MetLife’s U.S. property/casualty business for $3.94 billion.
The combination of the two companies reflects a shared vision: lowering costs and providing greater access to quality, affordable, personalized care, according to a press release issued by Cain Brothers, Zipnosis’ financial adviser.
Life and health insurance firm Bounce Life has sold its InsurTech platform and advisory business for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.
German re/insurer Allianz is exploring an offer for The Hartford, after the U.S. property and casualty insurer rejected a recent offer from Chubb, according to Bloomberg reports.
Aviva has sold its Polish operations to Germany’s Allianz for €2.5 billion in cash, completing a programme to sell European and Asian assets begun last year, the British insurer said on Friday.
Jakarta-based insurtech startup Qoala has acquired Thai peer FairDee, further expanding its reach in Southeast Asia. The company has a presence in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and now Thailand, serving millions of consumers across the region.
Canada’s Constellation Insurance Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire Cincinnati-based life and disability insurer Ohio National Mutual Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Ohio National Financial Services, Inc. for a total consideration of US$1 billion.
Five years ago, Evan Greenberg led ACE’s nearly $30 billion acquisition of Chubb, morphing Chubb into its current status as a global property/casualty insurance giant he continues to guide as CEO. Now, the insurer is gunning for even larger size and reach with an offer to pay $23 billion for The Hartford, an industry icon with origins dating back to 1810.
Chubb Ltd., the global insurer led by Evan Greenberg, is exploring an acquisition of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. in what could be one of the industry’s biggest deals in years, people familiar with the matter said.
Italy’s biggest insurer Generali is studying an acquisition in Russia worth nearly 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion), Il Sole 24 Ore daily reported on Wednesday.
Accelerant Holdings today announced the acquisition of Commonwealth Insurance Company of America from Brit Group, a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial.
Sightway Capital is selling its majority position in the multiline, tech-focused distributor, and will continue to hold a stake in the company as a minority shareholder.
Aviva Plc has exited its Italian businesses in a pair of deals totaling 873 million euros ($1.1 billion) as the UK insurer continues to pivot to its core markets.
Digital commercial insurance company Next Insurance has agreed to acquire AP Intego, a Massachusetts-based digital insurance agency providing small commercial insurance products.
After rumours began swirling that AXA XL was looking to sell its private client business to fellow insurance giant Aviva, the company has issued a statement to Insurance Business confirming its plans.
After months of speculation, London-headquartered insurer Aviva has announced an agreement to sell its French business to mutual insurer Aéma Groupe, for €3.2 billion in cash.
Aston Lark, the Chartered insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs, further bolsters its employee benefits and individual health insurance expertise by today announcing it has agreed terms for the acquisition of both Right to Health Ltd and The Health Insurance Specialists. Both deals are expected to complete in early March.
Aviva Plc, the British insurer, is in advanced talks on a sale of its Italian operations as it pushes ahead with about 6 billion euros ($7.3 billion) of divestments, people with knowledge said.
British insurance giant Aviva is reportedly in advanced discussions regarding the sale of its Italian operations, as it continues to push ahead with around €6 billion (approx. AU$9.3 billion) of divestments.
The merger of Aon with Willis Towers Watson is on course to close in the first half of 2021, said John Haley, Willis Towers Watson’s Chief Executive.
Allianz will acquire full ownership of its China life insurance business after agreeing to buy the 49% stake it doesn’t already own in its Chinese joint venture, the German insurance giant said on Friday.
Insurtech startup CXA Group announced plans to restructure its business to focus “solely” on its enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) business.
The new owner-to-be: Sontiq, an identity security company with a number of identity and cyber monitoring products and services. Sontiq is a portfolio company of The Wicks Group of Companies, and it signed a definitive agreement to buy Cyberscout.
Mutual life insurer MassMutual has announced plans to acquire Great American Life Insurance Company from American Financial Group for $3.5 billion.
Allstate Corporation has entered an agreement to sell Allstate Life Insurance Company (ALIC) to Blackstone for almost $3 billion.
Canadian property and casualty insurer Intact gained shareholder approval for its proposed joint-takeover of UK insurer RSA.
Financial firm Sixth Street Partners has agreed to buy annuities company Talcott Resolution for $2 billion, the latest ownership change in a decade of frenzied industrywide life-insurance deal activity.
Property/casualty insurance companies far and wide are considering whether to develop technology platforms in-house or modernize some other way. Brown & Brown chose an acquisition to get there.
American Family Insurance’s holding company has acquired the small-commercial insurance distribution insurtech Bold Penguin, it announced.
In late November, Singapore-based digital life insurance company Singlife completed its US$2.3 billion merger with the Singapore arm of UK insurance company Aviva. The deal, which was first announced in September, was the largest insurance deal in Singapore and one of the largest in Southeast Asia, creating a new entity Aviva Singlife.
British used-car startup Cazoo has announced that it has agreed to acquire Drover , the UK’s leading car subscription platform, for an undisclosed sum.
Earlier this month, digital life insurance platform Bestow took a big step in expanding its carrier business nationwide by acquiring Centurion Life Insurance Company from Wells Fargo & Co.
Zurich Insurance’s subsidiary Farmers Group has agreed to team up with Farmers Exchanges to buy Metlife’s US property and casualty business for $3.94bn (£2.96bn).
Houston-based online commercial insurance portal Now Insurance Services announced that it has secured an additional $1.25 million in seed funding led by The MFO Group. The company has raised $2.5 million to date after its initial raise in 2019.
Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who’ll emerge strongest when the outbreak subsides.
Next Insurance, the leading digital insurtech company transforming small business insurance, today announced that it has completed the purchase of Juniper Labs, an innovative provider of alternative open data and underwriting technology focused on small businesses.
Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired online insurance platform CoverHound Inc., including its wholly owned subsidiary CyberPolicy, Brown & Brown said in a statement Monday.
Zego, the London-based mobility insurance provider and the first UK insurtech to be awarded an insurance license, has acquired telematics company, Drivit.
Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corporation, announced today that it will complete five insurance acquisitions this quarter, adding over $100 million of combined annual revenue to its wholesale division.
Travelers announced Thursday that it has agreed to buy InsuraMatch, a digital independent insurance agency, to help the insurance giant expand its personal insurance portfolio.
Specializing in working with clients that offer life, annuities, retirement, employee benefits, and property and casualty insurance, NEOS provides consulting and delivery services to solve its clients’ strategy, operations, data, and technology challenges.
Bestow has agreed to buy Centurion Life Insurance, becoming the latest insurtech to scoop up an insurance carrier.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of Seattle-based North Star Insurance Services, LLC and Fairhaven, Mass.-based North Star Marine Insurance Services, LLC.
ServiceNow Inc. will buy Canadian startup Element AI Inc., marking the software maker’s fourth acquisition this year to boost the artificial intelligence capabilities of its applications.
Vienna Insurance Group AG (VIG) is buying Aegon’s insurance, pension, and asset management businesses in Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Turkey for €830 million (around $993 million).
The consortium led by Singapore Life (Singlife), an insurer offering mobile savings and protection solutions, has announced it has completed the transaction to combine Singlife with Aviva.
AXA SA sold its Persian Gulf business for $269 million to a Kuwait-based group, as the French insurance giant shifts its focus and exits some overseas investments to shore up its finances amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Canadian property and casualty insurer Intact has taken a step closer to securing its joint-acquisition of RSA with the successful completion of a previously-announced $3.2 billion capital raise
According to Reuters, Zurich is in advanced talks to acquire MetLife’s car and home insurance unit for close to $4 billion
The acquisition, which follows the September announcement of Zywave’s own acquisition by Clearlake Capital, includes Advisen’s data, media and Web Connectivity Ltd. businesses
CodeObjects’ enterprise-grade personal lines solution complements Insurity’s well-established commercial lines solutions, positioning the vendor better-serve a growing client base.
Re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has announced the acquisition of Acclimatise, a climate change adaptation advisory and analytics services provider.
Cinven has agreed to buy Miller, the specialist insurance broker owned by Willis Towers Watson Plc, in its first deal from a new fund dedicated to financial services investments.
Another InsurTech has been acquired. This time, insurance broker Brown & Brown, Inc. bought CoverHound, a digital property/casualty insurance marketplace, and CyberPolicy, CoverHound’s small business subsidiary.
AEC Wholesale Group, a subsidiary of Coverys European Holdings (CEH), announced the acquisition of Gava S.R.L, a Lloyd’s coverholder based in Brindisi, Italy. AEC Group
Pioneer Underwriting Holdings Ltd (PUHL) has today revealed that it has signed terms for a deal which will see it and its subsidiaries (Pioneer) acquired
International insurance broker Howden is set to acquire a majority stake in ADRISA, a Mexico-based retail insurance broker. The deal will see the two companies
Insurance and investment giant AXA has completed the sale of its life & savings, property & casualty and pension businesses in Poland, Czech Republic and
Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to acquire Australia-based HealthLogix and South Africa-based HealthInsite, to further expand its Zurich LiveWell health and wellbeing business. The companies,
Aegon, a provider of life insurance, pensions and asset management, has announced the sale of Stonebridge, a UK-based provider of accident insurance products, for £60
Insurance technology firm Bold Penguin has acquired RiskGenius in a deal that the two commercial lines insurtechs said will help grow their reach more than
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