mergers 2017 News

Archer Daniels Midland to Sell Crop Risk Services to Validus

U.S. agricultural commodities trader Archer Daniels Midland Co has agreed to sell its Crop Risk Services (CRS) insurance business for $127.5 million to Validus Holdings Ltd, the companies announced on Monday. The deal, which is expected to close in the …

Insurity Acquires Valen Analytics

Valen Analytics has been acquired by Insurity, a Connecticut-based company that supplies software, data processing and analytics for property/casualty insurers. Neither side disclosed financial terms. Valen is perhaps best known for its InsureRight Platform and its predictive analytic products designed …

Aon in Talks to Sell Benefits Outsourcing Division: Reuters

Insurance broker Aon Plc is in advanced talks to sell its employee benefits outsourcing unit to buyout firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC for nearly $4.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The divestiture would undo much …

White Mountain’s OneBeacon Reported to Be Up for Sale

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., the specialty insurer controlled by White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., is exploring a sale, people familiar with the matter said. The Bermuda-based company recently began working with Credit Suisse Group AG to solicit offers from rival …

Correction: Brown & Brown’s Hull Acquires Insurance House Commercial MGA Business

Hull & Co., a wholesale insurance subsidiary of giant Brown & Brown, has acquired the commercial managing general agency operations of Insurance House. Insurance House is an MGA and wholesale insurance broker offering commercial and personal lines insurance products to …