2021 M&A News

The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ MillBrook Benefits and Insurance Services

The Hilb Group has acquired Massachusetts-based MillBrook Benefits and Insurance Services LLC, strengthening its presence throughout New England. Based in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, MillBrook specializes in customized benefits solutions for businesses and their employees. Agency Principal Pete Miller and his …

Peak Re to Buy Remaining 50% Stake in Caribbean Insurance Group NAGICO

Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd., a Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 50% issued share capital of the Caribbean insurance group NAGICO Holdings Ltd. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. …

Arthur J. Gallagher Ends $3.6B Deal to Buy Willis Re, After Aon-Willis Merger Scrapped

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has terminated its May 12, 2021 agreement to acquire Willis Re and certain other Willis Towers Watson operations for $3.57 billion. Both Gallagher and Willis Towers Watson filed statements with the Securities and …

Update: Aon and Willis Terminate $30B Merger; Aon to Pay $1B Break-up Fee

Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson announced that the firms have agreed to terminate their $30 billion business combination agreement and end litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The proposed combination was first announced on March 9, 2020 …

Relation Insurance Services Acquires Assets of SIG Insurance Agencies

Relation Insurance Services Inc. acquired the assets of The SIG Insurance Agencies. The partnership with SIG strengthens Relation’s existing capabilities and further expands the platform’s geographic presence in the Northeast. Headquartered in Connecticut with additional operations in New York, New …

Insurtech bolttech Acquires i-surance to Help Accelerate Expansion Across Europe

Insurtech startup bolttech announced it has acquired i-surance, a next-generation B2B2C digital insurance platform based in Berlin. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is part of bolttech’s international expansion strategy and follows its recent Series A …

Advisory Firms Aite Group and Novarica Merge with Backing From Pamlico

Two Boston, Mass.-based advisory and research firms for the insurance industry are now one. Aite Group and Novarica Inc. said they have merged to create Aite-Novarica Group. The move comes with an investment by Pamlico Capital, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based …

UK Broker Price Forbes Acquires 100% Stake of Chile Business

Price Forbes, a London-based insurance broker, announced it has increased its shareholding in Price Forbes Chile to 100% as part of its commitment to invest in growing its presence in Latin America. Price Forbes has grown substantially in Chile since …

The Hilb Group Builds Virginia Presence with Six July Acquisitions

The Hilb Group (THG) is building its presence in its home state with six acquisitions of Virginia-based agencies so far this month. The acquisitions were effective July 1. “We’re always looking to grow, especially in areas where we already have …

Enstar to Repurchase Hillhouse’s Equity Stake, Buys Controlling Interest in Enhanzed Re

Bermuda-based Enstar Group Ltd. announced it has entered into an agreement to repurchase Hillhouse Capital Management’s entire remaining stake in Enstar for $879.3 million. The shares constitute 16.9% of total ordinary shares and 9.4% of voting ordinary shares. The transaction …