Fairfax has bid accepted for New Zealand's Tower
Canadian group Fairfax Financial has agreed to buy Auckland-based commercial and personal lines insurer Tower for NZ$197m (£113m).
The listed insurer, which had gross written premiums of NZ$303m last year, has been struggling to pay claims related to the 2011 Canterbury earthquake and last year set-up a separate company Runoff Co
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