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Tokio Marine in Talks to Acquire RHB’s Non-Life Insurance Unit: Sources

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc, is in exclusive talks to buy RHB Bank’s general insurance unit in a deal that also includes an agreement to distribute the Japanese insurer’s products through the Malaysian lender, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. …

Waiting List for Insurers to Get Seats on Lloyd’s Underwriting Floor Hits Record

The waiting list for an insurer to get a spot on the underwriting floor of Lloyd’s of London is the longest in its 327-year history, indicating record demand for access to the market. Lloyd’s has requests for about 160 so-called …

Reinsurance Execs at Rendez-Vous Question Recent High-Priced M&As

Global reinsurance executives who met in Monaco questioned whether a frenzy of mergers in Europe means buyers of Lloyd’s of London insurance companies are paying too much. Deal-making will continue after Tokyo-based MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. agreed last week …

Who Will Be Next? M&A Trends to Be Eyed at Monaco Reinsurance Meeting

A prolonged decline in global reinsurance prices is spurring merger moves in the sector, with many executives attending next week’s annual industry meeting in Monte Carlo eyeing who might next become predator or prey. While the $600 billion industry, which …

Woodford Investment Cashes in Amlin Stake After Record Takeover Offer

Neil Woodford cashed in his entire 107.5 million-pound ($166 million) stake in Amlin Plc after Tuesday’s takeover offer by a Japanese competitor sent the Lloyd’s of London insurer’s shares to a record high. The fund manager sold 16.4 million Amlin …

Amlin Deal Puts M&A Spotlight on 4 Remaining Publicly Traded Lloyd’s Insurers

Amlin Plc’s $5.3 billion takeover by a Japanese competitor has put the remaining four publicly traded Lloyd’s of London insurers in the spotlight for a possible takeover. Beazley Plc, Hiscox Ltd., Lancashire Holdings Ltd. and Novae Group Plc all rallied …

Mitsui Sumitomo to Buy Amlin for $5.3B, Latest in Japanese Overseas Deals

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. agreed to buy Lloyd’s of London insurer Amlin plc for about 3.47 billion pounds ($5.3 billion), joining an overseas deal spree by Japanese peers. Amlin shares surged. The Tokyo-based company’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. unit …

Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Preparing to Buy Amlin: Report

Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. is in talks to buy Lloyd’s of London insurer Amlin Plc in a deal that could be announced as soon as Tuesday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The acquisition could cost …

Hannover Re: Capital Markets Are ‘More Friend Than Foe’ to Reinsurers

Pension and hedge funds flush with cash and hungry for yield are creating a market for reinsurers willing to look past the price cuts these investors have inflicted on traditional catastrophe coverage. The growth of insurance-linked products that allow investors …

Too Early to Know Cost of 787 Dreamliner Claims, Says Boeing’s Insurer

Boeing Co. has some insurance in case its aircraft are grounded, but it is far too soon to say whether the problems with the 787 Dreamliner will lead to significant claims, the head of the planemaker’s lead insurer said on …