2018 M&A News

Hub International Acquires Ontario’s Proteus Performance Management

Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired Proteus Performance Management Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Proteus provides specialized pension plan governance and investment consulting to corporate plan sponsors, …

A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Tokio Millennium Re, Puts RenRe Under Review

A.M. Besthas downgraded the financial strength rating to A+ (Superior) from A++ (Superior) and the long-term issuer credit rating to “aa-” from “aa+” of Tokio Millennium Re AG (TMR) (Switzerland). In addition, A.M. Best has placed these credit ratings under …

Arch Capital Group Enters Agreement to Acquire New York’s McNeil & Co.

Arch Capital Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based provider of insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McNeil & Co., a nationwide provider of specialized risk management and insurance programs headquartered in Cortland, N.Y. Terms of …

Hub Acquires Assets of Maryland’s Insurance Management Associates

Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Insurance Management Associates Inc. (IMA). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Annapolis, Md., IMA is a full-service commercial and personal insurance agency. IMA President Randall …

Neuberger Berman Expands ILS Platform with Purchase of Cartesian Re, Iris Re

Investment manager Neuberger Berman Group has acquired an asset manager and an affiliated reinsurer, which manage funds of more than $1 billion and focus on insurance-linked strategies. New York-based Cartesian Re and its Bermuda affiliate Iris Re were purchased from …

Arch Insurance Europe Buys Ardonagh Group’s UK Commercial Lines Business

Arch Insurance Europe has purchased the UK Commercial Lines business owned by The Ardonagh Group and part of its Geo Underwriting operating segment. The acquisition will give Arch a meaningful presence and an extended office network across the UK that …

RenRe’s Purchase of Tokio Millennium Re Reinforces Strategy of Independence: CEO

RenaissanceRe’s planned $1.5 billion purchase of Tokio Millennium Re (TMR) reinforces its strategy of being an independent reinsurer, according to Kevin O’Donnell, president and CEO of RenRe. “The TMR transaction will accelerate our strategy by providing us greater penetration into …

Risk Strategies Acquires Maryland’s Arkin Youngentob Associates

Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Arkin Youngentob Associates, a full-service employee and executive benefits firm headquartered in Bethesda, Md. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1981, Arkin Youngentob …

Ageas to Sell 33% Stake in Wealth Manager Cardif Lux Vie to BNP Paribas Cardif

Ageas announced it has reached an agreement with BNP Paribas Cardif to sell its 33 percent share in the share capital of Cardif Lux Vie S.A. (CLV), for a total cash consideration of €152 million ($172.7 million). Under the deal, …

RenaissanceRe to Acquire Tokio Millennium Re in $1.5 Billion Deal

Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings has agreed to pay about $1.5 billion to acquire Tokio Marine’s reinsurance platform (TMR), which includes Tokio Millennium Re AG and Tokio Millennium Re (UK). If closing tangible book value is unchanged from June 30, 2018, Tokio …