All M&A articles
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NewsWillis Re agrees acquisition of BMS Re US in ‘transformational’ expansion
Reinsurance broker deal will establish Willis Re with an operational presence in the US, while BMS retains its UK, Latin America, Bermuda and global facultative reinsurance businesses
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NewsEverest agrees sale of Mexico insurance business to Fairfax
Transaction forms part of Everest’s planned exit from its remaining commercial retail insurance operations
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NewsLiberty Mutual appoints Rees to lead GTS
Former GTS chief underwriting officer succeeds Rowan Bamford as global lines leader for the transactional liability business
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NewsM&A insurance: risk transfer to unlock dealmaking
Alistair Lester, CEO, private equity and M&A EMEA at Gallagher, said insurance is increasingly being used to transfer acquisition risks, facilitate deals, support financing, and help sellers secure cleaner exits
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NewsMitigating M&A environmental risks with W&I and EIL
Rising ESG scrutiny, environmental compliance demands and increased reputational sensitivity among investors require a proactive response, write Markus Messinger, head of EMEA at Liberty Global Transaction Solutions and Gordon Smith, head of M&A environmental solutions at Liberty Specialty Markets
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NewsThe architectural decision every specialty acquirer is making implicitly
OpEd: A wave of P&C acquirers buying specialty books is running an integration playbook that defers technology to phase three, writes Grant Bodie of Cavehill Consulting Group. By the time it arrives, the architectural decision has already been made – by the org chart, the platform roadmap, and the day ...
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NewsWTW: mega deals drive surge in global M&A to five-year high
Deal values jump 155% as large transactions return despite geopolitical volatility, according to the re/insurance broker
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NewsStarr completes IQUW acquisition to scale global specialty platform
MGA acquisition deal for IQUW expands London market presence and strengthens reinsurance capability under Starr Re
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NewsZurich and Beazley boards agree in principle £8bn cash offer terms
Beazley’s board says it would be minded to recommend 1,310p bid plus dividend subject to due diligence and final documentation
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NewsBeazley board rejects Zurich’s £7.7bn approach as ‘materially undervaluing the business’
Insurer says Zurich’s proposal fails to reflect long term prospects and points to strong returns underwriting performance and capital strength
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NewsZurich reveals £7.7bn bid to buy Beazley
The Swiss insurer went public today with a possible £7.7bn ($10.3bn) cash bid for Beazley, lifting the price after an initial approach was rejected by the London-listed specialty carrier
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NewsWTW: Global M&A activity rises for second year, but Q4 slump nods to volatility ahead
Global M&A activity rose for a second consecutive year in 2025, with stronger deal performance and a resurgence in large transactions, although a sharp reversal in the final quarter underlines the risk of renewed volatility in 2026, according to WTW research
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NewsHowden strengthens transaction liability platform with Atlantic Group acquisition
Latest transaction adds further scale to the London market broker’s US expansion, which has seen hundreds of industry professionals join the group across multiple cities and practice areas since August.
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NewsDUAL Europe appoints Berhault and Benajiba to lead transactional liability business
MGA moves designed to strengthen its ambition to grow M&A insurance offering across key European markets
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NewsWTW forecasts stronger year ahead for global M&A
Dealmakers outperformed the wider market in 2025, with WTW pointing to scale-driven strategies, renewed megadeal activity and better financing conditions as drivers of a bullish 2026 outlook
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NewsFuture-proofing transactional risk: How reinsurers are shaping the 2026 M&A landscape
UK and European W&I insurers reported double-digit growth in submissions through 2025, Devonshire Underwriting’s Charles Turnham writes, and for reinsurers, this resurgence means more capacity deployment and diversification
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NewsEverest appoints Haase as CEO of legacy operations
Former CNA and Catalina executive to lead strategy for run-off portfolios following AIG renewal-rights sale
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NewsStarr to acquire IQUW and become ninth-largest Lloyd’s agency
Acquisition brings IQUW’s $1.9bn GWP and Bermudian reinsurance platform into Starr, expanding its specialty and motor underwriting footprint at Lloyd’s.
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NewsGlobal M&A surges as dealmakers outperform expectations, Willis reports
WTW data show strongest quarterly performance since 2021 as confidence returns to cross-border dealmaking
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NewsDoes Sompo’s ‘shock’ Aspen purchase signal a new wave of reinsurance M&A?
Following a stagnant period of acquisition activity in reinsurance, ‘inorganic growth’ could now be ‘possible and desirable’ thanks to excess market capital and a drive for diversification
