June 21, 2018
Insurer AmTrust Financial Services said that AmTrust stockholders have approved a deal for it to become a private entity, a deal that values it at $2.95 billion and was negotiated after activist investor Carl Icahn opposed a previous proposal. The …
March 1, 2018
As promised last month, the majority shareholders of AmTrust Financial Services Inc. have set forth a $2.7 billion plan to take the insurer private. The deal is being funded by founding family members and shareholders George and Leah Karfunkel along …
January 9, 2018
A property/casualty insurer wants consumers to be able to easily locate and protect all of their tech devices with one app rather than having a warranty or service contract for each device. Specialty insurer AmTrust Financial Services launched its new …
June 6, 2017
AmTrust named one of its executives focused on merger as its new chief financial officer. Adam Karkowsky has served as AmTrust’s executive vice president for Strategic Development and Mergers & Acquisitions since March 2011. He’ll replace Ronald Pipoly Jr., who …
May 30, 2017
AmTrust Financial Services Inc., the provider of workers’ compensation insurance, surged in New York trading after members of the chief executive officer’s family agreed to inject $300 million for new shares in a private placement. The family of CEO Barry …
April 20, 2016
AmTrust Financial Services said it has agreed to buy specialty insurance company ANV Holdings B.V. and its Lloyd’s affiliates for $218.7 million in cash. The seller is the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. As part of the acquisition deal, AmTrust said …
August 3, 2015
OneBeacon Insurance Group is exiting the crop insurance business. The Bermuda-domiciled insurance holding company made it official with the sale of its exclusive managing general agency – Climate Crop Insurance Agency – to AmTrust Financial Services. As part of that …
October 6, 2014
AmTrust Financial Services has closed its purchase of a workers’ compensation insurer—a subsidiary of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida (Florida Blue)—right according to plan. AmTrust isn’t disclosing its purchase price of Comp Options Insurance Co., but the New …
March 4, 2013
San Juan Capistrano, CA, 03/04/13 – King Insurance is now the exclusive MGA for the AmTrust RV & Mobile Home Park program. The program is designed for the average to above average risk and is competitively priced. King Insurance will …
July 11, 2011
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced on July 8 the “successful implementation” of a court-approved rehabilitation plan for Majestic Insurance Co., a plan that has been opposed by New York officials and some of Majestic’s contractor customers. Designed to protect …