Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group Corp. is likely to take a stake of 10 percent or less in Swiss Re AG as it seeks to gain a foothold in the cash-rich reinsurance industry. The Swiss company’s shares fell as much …
Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired the shares of The Benefits Co. Inc. (TBC). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Headquartered in Windsor, Ontario, TBC assists, guides and protects its clients through the various …
Worldwide Facilities has acquired Tennant Risk Services Insurance Agency LLC. Worldwide Facilities is a Los Angeles, Calif.-headquartered, national wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agency. Tennant Risk Services Insurance Agency is a West Hartford, Conn.-based wholesale insurance broker and underwriting …
Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) has completed its acquisition of the assets and operations of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC (New Day), a specialty intermediary with offices in Hamilton, N.J. New Day was founded in 2005 and is a specialist …
KeyBank has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Key Insurance & Benefits Services Inc. to USI Insurance Services (USI). KeyBank acquired Key Insurance & Benefits Services Inc. as part of its 2016 merger with First Niagara Financial Group. Key …
Integro Insurance Brokers, the New York-based insurance brokerage and specialty risk management firm, announced it will acquire 100 percent of Hawkes Bay Holdings Ltd. (HBH), the privately owned parent company of Tysers & Co. Ltd., a specialist Lloyd’s broker. Further, …
Swiss Re AG jumped after people familiar with the matter said Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. is edging closer to buying a quarter of the company, valuing the reinsurer at as much as 37 billion francs ($39 billion). Billionaire Masayoshi Son …
The Hanover Insurance Group is weighing the sale of its international specialty insurance business, London-based Chaucer. The Worcester, Mass.-based company issued a statement confirming that it “is undertaking a review of strategic alternatives, including a possible sale” for Chaucer. The …
Insly, a cloud-based insurance platform, announced an investment of €2.2 million (US$2.7 million), led by Concentric and Black Pearls VC. Founded in 2015, Insly offers insurance policy management for insurance brokers and agents, as well as MGAs and wholesale. The …
Fosun International Ltd came up short in its bid to buy National Bank of Greece SA’s insurance unit, but the Chinese conglomerate is still willing to swoop in if the winning bid collapses, albeit at a different price this time. …
