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Catalina Completes Acquisition of KX Re from Tawa plc

Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd announced that it has completed its acquisition of KX Reinsurance Company Limited, including its Re’s wholly owned subsidiary OX Reinsurance Company Limited (OX Re), from Tawa plc, following then approval received from the UK Prudential Regulation …

Willis Extends Call Option on Acquisition of All Gras Savoye Shares

Global risk advisor, insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced that it has extended by one year the exercise date of its call option to acquire full ownership of French insurance broker Gras Savoye, from 2015 to 2016. Willis …

Protective Life to Buy AXA’s U.S. Life Insurance Unit for $1.06 Billion

Protective Life Corp said it will buy Mony Life Insurance Company from parent AXA SA for $1.06 billion to access its portfolio of life insurance policies. Protective Life sees the deal adding between $0.10 and $0.15 to its earnings per …

Qatar Financial Centre Authority Sells Qatarlyst to Ebix Inc.

The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Qatarlyst, an electronic trading exchange for the global insurance and reinsurance industry, to Ebix Singapore Pte Limited, a subsidiary of Ebix, Inc., an international supplier …

Ironshore International to Enter Japanese Market through its Lloyd’s Syndicate

Ironshore International, a subsidiary of Ironshore Inc., announced that its Lloyd’s Pembroke Syndicate has been authorized by the Japanese Financial Services Authority to offer Representations & Warranties coverage through Lloyd’s Japan. Ironshore said its “M&A unit provides insurance solutions on …

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Acquires 100% of its Brokerage in Chile

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Limited (CGSC), the global wholesale insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the acquisition of the remaining 49.99 percent shareholding in Cooper Gay Chile S.A. from Servicios Security SA, part of Security Financial Services Group. CGSC now …

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MMIC Minneapolis-based medical malpractice insurer MMIC is conducting business in Indiana. This brings the total number of states in MMIC’s core territory to nine. MMIC President and CEO Bill McDonough said the company’s goals for the new state are to …

Sources Say UBS Was Mystery Lender for Thai Group’s Ping An Deal

The mystery lender behind a Thai billionaire’s $9.4 billion purchase of a stake in China’s No.2 insurer was UBS, which offered the region’s fourth largest bridge loan ever and a complex financing package known to only a few involved, people …

Lloyd’s List Joins Containerisation International for Shipping Intelligence

Two important shipping industry publications – Lloyd’s List and Containerisation International – have come together on one website in order to provide subscribers with a “one-stop-shop for news, analysis and market intelligence in the containers sector.” Adam Smallman, Head of …

Willis Acquires UK Indemnity Specialist Broker Prime Professions

Willis Group Holdings announced that it has “further enhanced its offering in the executive risk market by agreeing to acquire, through its subsidiary Willis Limited, PPH Limited and its subsidiary Prime Professions Limited (together referred to as Prime Professions),” a …

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