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- April 25 2024
Woori Finance enters race for Korea’s Lotte Insurance: report
The non-life carrier's private equity owner JKL Partners is looking to sell 77% stake in the company for a targeted US$1.45bn.
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- April 23 2024
Gallagher acquires trade credit broker Prasidium in Australia
Directors Mark Smith, Stuart Prendergast, Mark Browning, Paul Daniele and their team will join Gallagher offices across Australia.
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- April 18 2024
Exit-bound Lotte Insurance owner shopping for overseas private equity buyers: report
South Korea’s JKL Partners is reportedly in talks with JC Flowers to sell the Korean non-life carrier in a sale process run by JPMorgan.ts valuation.
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- April 18 2024
CFC acquires Australia’s Solution Underwriting to grow cyber offering
The specialty insurer will expand their presence in the country to five offices and nearly 100 underwriting, claims and incident response staffers.
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- April 8 2024
South Africa’s Sanlam raises stake in Indian insurance JVs to over 50%
Following the deal, Sanlam's areholding in Shriram General Insurance will increast to 50.99% and in Shriram Life Insurance to 54.40%.
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- April 4 2024
Suncorp exits New Zealand life arm for US$244m to focus on P&C business
Resolution Life will acquire the Australian insurer-owned Asteron Life and the deal is expected to be completed in nine months.
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- April 4 2024
Axa’s Bermudan unit completes acquisition of XL Re China
The reinsurer will renamed and operate as a member of the French insurance group, focusing on developing products for the Chinese market.
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- April 3 2024
Aon completes acquisition of Global Insurance Brokers in India
GIB is now wholly owned by the global broker and will formally rebrand and intergrate with the group following the finalisation of the deal later this year.
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- March 22 2024
Buyers closing in on PSC, but sluggish UK arm makes for a tricky deal: sources
A deal could be announced in a matter of days with Marsh, Ardonagh and Gallagher rumoured to be leading the race.
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- March 21 2024
Tokio Marine eyes overseas acquisitions with US$10bn war chest: report
The insurer has aspirations to grow its business in the commercial insurance sector in North America, Asia, Europe, Australia as well as the Lloyd's market, co-head of international business Chris Williams told Reuters.
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- March 14 2024
Honan COO Laurence Basell to lead strategy for Marsh Australia and New Zealand
Melbourne-based Basell started in his role earlier this month following the completion of the Australian intermediary’s merger with Marsh.
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- March 13 2024
PSC Insurance confirms buyout talks with strategic partners
The company has mandated Goldman Sachs for the sale and has held informal discussions with Gallagher and Ardonagh Group, according to an Australian Financial Review report.
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- March 8 2024
Rothbury Group acquires Steadfast-owned Kiwi broker Austinsure
The Auckland-based aviation and PI specialist’s seven-member team will join the New Zealand insurance broking group on March 15.
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- February 28 2024
Steadfast H1 revenue grows 19% to US$517m
The Australian broking and underwriting group is on target to complete AU$183m of trapped capital acquisitions in FY 2024.
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- February 27 2024
Indian regulator approves Aon’s acquisition of Global Insurance Brokers
Aon and GIB will continue to operate independently until the transaction is completed in the coming months.
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- February 26 2024
Zurich to buy Kotak General Insurance’s 70% stake upfront in US$671m amended deal
The Swiss carrier had originally announced a staggered purchase – a 51% stake in the Indian insurer first and an additional 19% within three years.
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- February 20 2024
Australia’s competition tribunal greenlights Suncorp’s US$3.2bn bank sale to ANZ
After the deal, which is now expected to be completed by mid-2024, Suncorp will remain a dedicated insurance group headquartered in Brisbane.
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- February 19 2024
Gallagher Australia acquires Perth-based mining specialist
Ansin Insurance Brokers, founded by former Gallagher executive John Li, will join the broker's Perth office following the deal.
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- February 19 2024
Challenger brokers take aim at the big three’s long-held APAC dominance
A whole new generation of brokers is seeking organic and inorganic breakthroughs into the fast-growing regional market to shake up the status quo.
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- February 16 2024
Mitsui Sumitomo plans to expand MS Amlin’s London capacity by 50% in 5 years: report
The Japanese group will invest more into the specialty player and use it as a driver to lead its international growth going forward.
