2020 M&A News

PartnerRe’s Parent EXOR Vows to Go Ahead with Deals Despite Pandemic

The boss of EXOR showed confidence on Wednesday in the success of three transformative deals set to reshape its multi-billion portfolio of corporate holdings, despite being caught at mid-air by the coronavirus crisis. In a letter to the holding’s shareholders, …

Hong Kong-Based Peak Re to Acquire Bermuda ILS Asset Manager Lutece

Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd. has entered into definitive agreements to acquire 100% of the capital of Lutece Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiary Lutece Investment Management Ltd., a Bermuda-based insurance linked securities (ILS) asset manager. The transaction is subject to regulatory …

How U.S. Insurance Industry Deals Fared in February

Financial deals in the U.S. insurance industry dropped off 8% during February 2020 compared with the last 12-month average. According to GlobalData’s deals database, a total of 46 deals worth $3.27 billion were announced in February 2020, compared to the …

World Insurance Associates Acquires Rhode Island’s Mazzotta Insurance Agency

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Mazzotta Insurance Agency of Providence, R.I., on March 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since 1968, Mazzotta Insurance Agency has been a family-run business serving the Providence community, providing protection for …

CCG IQ Acquires Connecticut’s The UIS Group

CCG IQ, a provider of tech-enabled insurance services, has acquired The UIS Group. CCG IQ anticipates that the addition of this business will enhance its suite of services for insurance companies, according to a company press release. Connecticut-based UIS Group …

Nexus’ Broking Unit Xenia Completes Purchase of Howden UK’s Trade Credit Business

Insurance intermediary holding company Nexus Group announced that its independent broking arm, Xenia Broking Group, has completed the acquisition of the trade credit business of Howden UK Group Ltd. Financial details of the transaction, which was first announced on March …

World Insurance Associates Acquires Virginia Insurance Partners

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Virginia Insurance Partners (VIP). The transaction was effective February 1, 2020, and terms of the deal were not disclosed. VIP is an independent insurance agency that offers commercial, personal, farm, life and benefits …

Peachtree Special Risk Brokers Acquires Massachusetts’ RLA Insurance Intermediaries

Peachtree Special Risk Brokers LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of RLA Insurance Intermediaries. RLA Insurance Intermediaries was founded in 2010 by Jeff Hays and Chris Skaletsky as a wholesale insurance …

BMS Buys Spanish Specialist Insurance Broker Jurado Mata

BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced its Spanish subsidiary, BMS Iberia, has acquired Jurado Mata, the Granada-based Spanish specialist insurance broker. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1990, Jurado Mata has provided a range …

White Mountains’ NSM Insurance to Buy UK’s Kingsbridge Group

NSM Insurance Group (NSM), a Pennsylvania-headquartered managing general underwriting agency and program administrator for specialty insurance programs, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kingsbridge Group Ltd., a provider in the UK of specialist insurance for skilled contractors and …