M&A

Data: April insurance M&A value up to $2.4bn

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

M&A data: The largest insurance mergers and acquisitions deal in April was Protective Life’s deal to buy the closed blocks of business of Mony Life from Axa for $1.06bn.

Gallagher in “game changing” Barbon deal

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Broker Arthur J Gallagher has acquired Barbon insurance group’s commercial and property business in a “game changing deal for the UK retail market”.

Aviva considers £650m Co-op bid

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

London-based insurer Aviva is mulling making a £650m takeover offer for The Co-operative group’s general insurance business, according to a report in UK newspaper The Sunday Times.

Lloyd's insurer Cathedral for sale

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Sky News is reporting that Lloyd's underwriter Cathedral Capital is up for sale for over £250m.

Insurance M&A value halves in March

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Data: Thirty-one insurance mergers and acquisitions deals worth $2.22bn announced in March, with Allianz’s purchase of a Turkish insurer leading the way.

M&A insurance demand up – Marsh

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Transactional insurance demand grew by 41% in 2012, according to insurance broker Marsh’s M&A Transactional Risk Solutions: 2012 Global Review.

Data: $4.5bn of insurance M&A in February

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Life insurers dominated insurance M&A in February with 43 deals worth $4.54bn announced in February, compared with 85 deals worth $2.99bn in January.

Insurance agency M&A hits record

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The highest ever level of insurance agency mergers and acquisitions (M&A) was recorded for the US and Canada last year, as buyers were keen to finalise deals before capital gains tax increased in 2013.

The Reactions Guide to Insurance Markets 2013

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Guide to Insurance Markets 2013 now available for free download. This supplement provides a benchmark of the state of the global insurance and reinsurance market heading into 2013, including rankings, data, surveys and thought leadership articles.