Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Post Power List 2018: Colm Holmes
CEO of general insurance, Aviva UK
Post Power List 2018: Bubbling under - Alan Schnitzer
CEO, Travelers
Post Power List 2018: Bubbling under - Kengo Sakurada
Group CEO representative director, president and executive office, Sompo Holdings
Post Power List 2018: Grahame Chilton
CEO, Arthur J Gallagher
Post Power List 2018: Dominic Christian
CEO, Aon UK
Post Power List 2018: Jon Dye
CEO, Allianz Insurance UK
Zurich acquires telematics firm Bright Box
Zurich has acquired connected car specialist Bright Box.
Allianz-LV merger deal gains regulatory approval
Exclusive: Allianz and LV have secured regulatory approval for a joint venture that will create the UK’s third largest personal lines insurer.
Davies makes TLSS its fifth 2017 acquisition
Davies Group has acquired specialist motor specialist Total Loss Settlement Services.
Allianz invests $96.6m in emerging market insurtech
Allianz has invested $96.6m (£72.3m) in emerging market insurtech Bima.
PIB Group acquires Citynet
PIB Group has bought Citynet Insurance Brokers.
VIG bolsters market share with Seesam acquisition
Vienna Insurance Group has acquired Estonia-based Seesam Insurance.
BP Marsh takes £5m stake in EC3 Brokers
BP Marsh has taken a 20% equity stake in Lloyd’s broker EC3 Brokers for a cash consideration of £5m.
GRP posts £150m GWP boost for 2017
Specialist insurance consolidator Global Risk Partners has seen gross written premiums rise £150m over the course of 2017.
Tysers buys Cosmos’ London commercial lines business
Tysers has bought the London-based commercial lines business of Cosmos Services for an undisclosed sum.
Blog: Options to access the EEA market after Brexit
Kieran Jones, head of insurance and partner at Weightmans, explains how insurers may continue to write business in the European Economic Area after Brexit.
Cunningham Lindsey and Sedgwick are ‘complementary businesses’
Cunningham Lindsey and new owner Sedgwick are “complementary” businesses, the CEO of the claims firm said.
Sedgwick to buy Cunningham Lindsey
US firm Sedgwick has acquired loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey for an undisclosed amount.
Hyperion investment will allow group to operate independently, says CEO
CDPQ’s $400m investment in Hyperion will allow the group to continue to operate independently, CEO David Howden said.
Roundtable: Advanced underwriting in the digital age
Getting the most out of unstructured data can be complex. A recent roundtable discussed the resources available for underwriters to approach and tackle the problem
Danish insurer Tryg to buy Alka for £1bn
Denmark’s largest insurance company Tryg is to buy competitor Alka Forsikring for 8.2bn DKr (£1bn).
Blog: The golden age of insurance is yet to come
The demand for transparency and diversity is changing the insurance market and shaping the personalities of future industry leaders, writes Brokerbility chairman Ashwin Mistry.
AA sells its emergency home cover business to Homeserve
Homeserve has bought the emergency home cover book from AA for an undisclosed sum.
Markel completes acquisition of ECIC
Markel has completed its acquisition of EC Insurance, following regulatory approval.