All Mergers & Acquisitions articles – Page 5
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Online onlyEndurance smarting from shareholder comments
Largest backer says reinsurer ‘should pursue a merger’
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Online onlyGallagher opens fac office in Brazil
New presence formed after acquisition of Securitas Re
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Online onlySony Life and Aegon form new Bermuda reinsurer
SA Reinsurance will write life business for an existing joint venture
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Online onlyLockton in Korea partnership
Insurance broker partners with IMI and invests in Seoul-based Broker
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Online onlyLloyd’s syndicate gains Japanese investment
ACAL, owner of Syndicate 1965, receives new capital from Mitsui Group
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RGA completes buyout of ING reinsurance units
$100m deal includes US and Canadian reinsurance for group life, accident and health
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Mapfre buys 50% of Portuguese insurer
Deal will allow for promotion of Mapfre’s Non-Life insurance products
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Armour Re buys PMA run-off operations
Bermuda-based reinsurer also appoints former PRO executive
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$1bn Taikang Life stake sale "on hold"
Sale of AXA's 16% stake in China's fourth largest life insurer delayed on regulatory concerns, say reports
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Global Matters
QBE bid rumoured for IAG
Insurer previously made and later withdrew an offer for IAG in 2008
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Global Matters
Ariel Re merger talk persists
Emphasis on capital management could make 2010 the year of mergers as speculation continues to surround Bermudian reinsurers
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Online onlyTorus and Sideris Re merge
First Reserve amalgamates insurance operations under Clive Tobin
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Watson Wyatt forced to put VIPitech up for sale
European Commission clears Towers Perrin/Watson Wyatt merger on condition that VIPitech sold
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Industry Matters
Consolidation not recapitalisation
Stephen Ross warns that M&A, not recapitalisation, can be expected
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FeaturesReluctant celebrity
Partner Re’s Patrick Thiele may have just clinched the mega-merger of the year with a $2bn takeover of rival Paris Re, but, as he insists to David Banks, this chief executive is just doing his job
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Online onlyMunich Re announces squeeze-out at ERGO
Von Bomhard says acquisition of new shares in the German insurer will lead to greater efficiency and cooperation
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Hardy and Arig elect board of new joint venture
John Burton chosen as chairman of Hardy Arig Insurance Management
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Lightyear may invest in insurance
Private equity firm sees opportunities for acquistions in the sector
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Cover Story
Winner takes all
The battle for merger with IPC gripped the industry earlier this year, with initial frontrunner Max Capital eventually being usurped by hostile challenger Validus. David Sandham met with the chief executives of these two worthy opponents to hear their take on the fight.
