2017 mergers and acquisitions News

AXIS Capital to Complete Acquisition of Novae Group in October

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. said it will complete its acquisition of London-based Novae Group plc in two phases, beginning with the acquisition of Novae shares, which is expected on Oct. 2, 2017. This will be followed by management control and …

Seeman Holtz Continues Florida Expansion With Acquisitions of 3 Agencies

Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty, Inc. has acquired three different agencies in Florida as part of its geographic expansion and continued growth throughout the United States. The three Florida agencies most recently acquired include: Mark Ellis Insurance, headquartered in Tamarac, …

AIA Buys Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Life Insurance Business for A$3.8B

AIA Group Ltd. agreed to buy Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s life insurance business for A$3.8 billion (more than $3 billion), in its most ambitious foray beyond the Hong Kong-based company’s core markets in Asia. AIA will team up with Commonwealth …

First Light Program Managers Acquires Piedmont Transportation Underwriters of North Carolina

Anthony L. Johnson, chief executive officer of First Light Program Managers, Inc. and James A. Butler, president of Piedmont Transportation Underwriters, Inc. of Winston-Salem, North Carolina announced an agreement for First Light Program Managers to acquire substantially all of Piedmont’s …

Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Acquires Stirling Insurance of Florida

Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty, Inc. (SHP&C) has acquired Stirling Insurance Services, Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. Stirling has served all of Florida for over 28, led by Terry Sgammato and his team who provide all insurance products and …

Hub Acquires Insurance Broker Integro’s Canada Unit

Chicago-based global insurance broker Hub International Ltd. has acquired the Canadian unit of insurance broker Integro Ltd. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Integro Canada is a commercial property/casualty brokerage with offices in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, specializing …

Coverys to Acquire Global Insurance Management Company of Florida

Coverys, a medical professional liability insurer, and Global Insurance Management Company, Inc. (GIMC), a provider of medical professional liability insurance for physicians and other healthcare providers, have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Coverys’ ProMutual Group, Inc. …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Sweden’s Nordic Forsakring & Riskhantering

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Nordic Försäkring & Riskhantering AB (Nordic), located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1991, Nordic is a retail insurance broker offering a broad range of …

Markel to Acquire UK Building Services Insurer EC Insurance Co.

Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer and Markel Corp. subsidiary, plans to acquire the business of EC Insurance Co. Ltd. (ECIC). Sevenoaks, England-based ECIC, whose ultimate parent is the Electrical Contractors’ Association, provides a wide range of insurance products for …

NFP Acquires Beacon Insurance Group of South Carolina

NFP, an insurance broker and consultant that provides employee benefits, property & casualty (P&C), retirement and individual private client products, has acquired Beacon Insurance Group, Inc., of South Carolina. The transaction closed effective Aug. 1, 2017. Based in Bluffton, S.C., …