2019 M&A News

Hub International Acquires Ontario-Based ProCorp Financial

Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based global insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired ProCorp Financial Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, ProCorp Financial is a boutique benefits and retirement consulting firm, specializing in estate …

Tokio Marine Eyed PURE for Years. Yankees-Red Sox Finally Brought Them Together.

PURE Group, the high-net-worth insurer set to be acquired by Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., had been on the Japanese company’s radar for more than a decade. After PURE was created in 2006, Tokio Marine tried to set up a meeting …

Liberty Mutual Completes Acquisition of 3 AmTrust European Businesses

Liberty Mutual Insurance announced it has completed the acquisition of three European subsidiaries of AmTrust Financial Services: Nationale Borg, Nationale Borg Reinsurance, and AmTrust Insurance Spain. “Completing the acquisition of Nationale Borg, Nationale Borg Reinsurance, and AmTrust Insurance Spain further …

Artex Acquires Bermuda-Based ILS Specialist Horseshoe Insurance Services Holdings

Artex Risk Solutions, the captive and alternative risk management solutions subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announced it has reached agreement to acquire Horseshoe Insurance Services Holdings Ltd., which will strengthen its insurance-linked securities (ILS) operations. The transaction is …

Tokio Marine to Buy High Net Worth Insurer Pure for $3.1 Billion

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. has agreed to buy U.S. high net worth insurer Privilege Underwriters Inc. and its specialty insurance subsidiaries, known as Pure Group, for $3.1 billion (approximately JPY 325.5B). Tokio Marine will acquire 100% of Privilege Underwriters Inc.’s …

Canopius Completes Acquisition of AmTrust at Lloyd’s

Canopius Group announced it has completed its acquisition of AmTrust at Lloyd’s. The merger provides Canopius with significant additional underwriting expertise and a broader product offering, creating a leading Lloyd’s insurer of increased scale and enhanced relevance to its clients …

Hub International Buys Canada Employee Benefits Consultant, Regency Advisory Corp.

Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired the Canadian employee consulting firm, Regency Advisory Corp. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Regency Advisory Corp. “provides innovative and proprietary benefit solutions …

Markel International Sells Brazilian Insurance Business to Executive Team

Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer and subsidiary of Markel Corp., announced that it has sold its insurance operations in Brazil to its existing executive team. Markel Seguradora do Brasil, S.A. is authorized to operate in the direct insurance market …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires U.K.’s Anthony Hodges Consulting Ltd.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Anthony Hodges Consulting Ltd. (AHC) in the United Kingdom. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1996, AHC is a pension, change and reward …

Canada Insurer Intact Financial Corp. Completes Acquisition of On Side Restoration

Intact Financial Corp., the Toronto-based property and casualty insurer, announced it has completed the acquisition of On Side Developments Ltd., the parent company of On Side Restoration. With more than 1,200 employees and 35 branches across Canada, Vancouver-based On Side …