Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Axa remains committed
Axa has insisted it remains committed to its UK general insurance and health operations.
Market awaits Apollo's next move on Brit
Lloyd's insurers that have been trading below book value saw their share prices jump following a private equity bid to buy Brit Insurance.
Corpore to buy assets
Corpore is to acquire some of the assets of rehabilitation provider, Kynixa.
Adjusting arm swoops after rehab provider goes into admin
Corpore has signed heads of agreement with administrators to acquire some of the assets of rehabilitation provider, Kynixa.
Axa insists it is committed to UK GI despite proposed life sell off
Axa has insisted it remains committed to its UK general insurance and health operations.
Brit confirms details of offer
Brit has confirmed that it received an offer of £10 per share in cash from private equity company Apollo.
Brit Insurance shares up over 20 per cent on private equity approach
Brit Insurance's shares have shot up in value in the first two and a half hours trading this morning to 881 pence.
US insurer in exploratory talks about Quinn takeover
Anglo Irish Bank has held talks with US insurer Liberty Mutual about a possible joint approach to take control of Quinn Insurance it has been reported.
PE house buys 30% stake in Lloyd's broker
NCG Professional Risks, the London based Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, has today announced that it will receive a £1.4m investment to accelerate its expansion strategy.
CCV acquires again
Cullum Capital Ventures has acquired Hertfordshire-based brokers Humbergrove and Humbergrove UK.
Moorhouse eyes bargains, ditches organic-only plan
Broking group Moorhouse has made a u-turn on its traditional organic growth strategy and is looking to acquire an insurance broker with up to £5m gross written premium.
Cooper Gay closer to IPO after US deal
A successful merger of Cooper Gay and Swett & Crawford to create a $3.5bn (£2.4bn) independent broking giant would give the combined entity the critical mass to become a decent sized public company it has been claimed.
Cooper Gay in merger talks to create $3.5bn independent broking giant
London-based independent wholesale, reinsurance and specialist retail insurance broker Cooper Gay and US wholesale broker Swett & Crawford have confirmed they are in advanced deal discussions to create what they claim would be the world's largest…
Marsh sells risk consultancy Kroll to Altegrity
International screening and security solutions business Altegrity is to acquire risk consulting firm Kroll from US giant Marsh & McLennan in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.13bn.
Plum announces raft of changes
Plum Underwriting has announced a raft of changes to the business as part of 'aggressive' growth plans, first announced in March.
Zurich in Asia-Pacific swoop
Zurich has signed an agreement to acquire 80% of PT Mayapada Life, a Indonesian life insurer focused on the distribution of group and individual life and health plans.
Moorhouse eyes £5m GWP broker acquisition
Welsh broker Moorhouse has outlined a plan to complement its organic growth with the acquisition of an insurance broker up to £5m gross written premium.
German giant linked with Quinn bid
German insurance giant Talanx has become the latest name linked with a bid for Quinn Insurance.
Bridle completes purchase of AHS Insurance
Engineering intermediary Bridle Insurance has acquired Welsh broker Associated Householders Services.
Generali named as suitor for AIA
Generali may be interested in buying the AIG Asian unit, according to Italian newspaper reports.
Broker Hastings gets major capital injection from Lloyds TSB
Personal lines specialist Hastings Direct has become the latest broker to receive third-party capital after agreeing to a £20m cash injection from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets.
Interview: Safe Harbor
Katherine Blackler talks to John Berger, former chief executive officer at Harbor Point, who, since his company's merger with Max Capital, has become vice-chairman of the board of directors and CEO of the new entity's reinsurance arm.
Bermuda: Island of the giants
In the wake of the deal between Max Capital and Harbor Point, Seb Kafetz looks at whether bigger is really better in Bermuda.
Rethink: Destruction, predictions and a general election
Our roundup of readers' opinions reveals that rates are steady, though we may yet see the market turn this year.