September 11, 2018
AXA announced today that it has obtained all regulatory approvals required to complete the proposed acquisition of XL Group Ltd. previously announced on March 5, 2018. The Paris-based global insurer said it expects to close on the acquisition of XL …
September 10, 2018
USI Insurance Services (USI), an insurance brokerage and risk management company, has acquired Wilbraham, Mass.-based The Gaudreau Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1921, The Gaudreau Group is a commercial insurance, employee benefits, personal risk and …
September 10, 2018
As global reinsurance executives gathered in Monte Carlo for their annual Reinsurance Rendezvous, Fitch Ratings said it expects consolidation of the industry will continue. The firm said intense market competition and capital levels will continue to drive merger and acquisition …
September 10, 2018
Independent specialty managing general agent Nexus Group has completed the acquisition of Altitude Risk Partners from the club-style MGA formation platform Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited in an asset purchase. Altitude is a London-based aerospace MGA, co-founded in 2014 by David …
September 7, 2018
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired United Dealer Services LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Highland Mills, N.Y., United Dealer Services LLC is a retail insurance broker and program administrator. It provides a range of …
September 7, 2018
Hub International Limited (Hub), the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has acquired Access Insurance Brokers Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Access Insurance provides personal and commercial insurance solutions. Rico Saleh and Daniel …
September 7, 2018
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. agreed to buy a minority stake in South Africa’s Hollard Insurance Co. Ltd. to help both companies expand through Africa. Tokio Marine will pay 5 billion rand ($327 million) for a 22.5 percent shareholding …
September 5, 2018
FBinsure has acquired the Jose S. Castelo Insurance Agency, an independent agency located in New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fall River, Mass. Established in 1981 by current President Jose S. Castelo, the agency provides personal and business insurance to nearly 5,000 …
September 5, 2018
Brown & Brown of Kentucky Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of F&I Resources, a Westborough, Mass.-based company specializing in helping automotive dealers form and manage reinsurance companies and drive performance …
September 4, 2018
Specialist corporate insurance broker Verlingue announced it has acquired independent UK broker ICB Group. Financial details of the deal were not released. With the acquisition of Egham, England-based ICB, Verlingue triples its size in the UK market. It helps to …