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- June 5 2024
Chubb lands Australian aviation specialist MGA
The global insurer plans to close the acquisition of Melbourne-based Catalyst Aviation Insurance by the end of this month.
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- May 29 2024
Great Eastern’s minority shareholders demand better offer from OCBC: report
The take-private offer is priced at a 30% discount to the Singaporean insurer's embedded value, a metric often used to value insurance firms elsewhere, shareholders say.
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- May 23 2024
AUB completes US$132m placement for Pacific Indemnity deal
The Australian broker issued 7.3m new shares in a private placement primarily to fund the Pacific Indemnity acquisition, with excess funds allocated for other M&A deals in the pipeline.
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- May 22 2024
Diot-Siaci to buy majority stake in Indian broker Unilight
The agreement is expected to strengthen Diot-Siaci's presence in Asia and allow the European broker to participate in the expansion of the Indian insurance market.
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- May 22 2024
AUB to acquire financial lines specialist MGA Pacific Indemnity
The Australian broking group will pay up to US$93.4m for 70% of the underwriting agency and it has launched a US$133m private placement to fund the deal.
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- May 22 2024
Income Insurance exploring strategic options for APAC expansion: Bloomberg
The Singaporean insurer had provided liquidity to almost 16,000 shareholders for holdings worth US$619m through a private exchange listing last month.
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- May 21 2024
Temasek, Warburg Pincus team up to acquire broker Specialist Risk Group
The deal is reportedly aimed at helping the London broker to expand internationally, including in Asia.
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- May 21 2024
Gallagher adds Dean Mahoney as senior account executive with acquisition of niche Perth broker
Mahoney-founded PSC McKenna Hampton South Perth in Western Australia has merged with the global broker effective May 2024.
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- May 16 2024
Swiss Re to exit unprofitable digital white-label platform iptiQ
The reinsurer's Asia premiums grew 5% to US$3.5bn year-to-date from renewals; books US$100m losses from Baltimore Bridge collapse.
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- May 13 2024
Reliance General Insurance owner’s acquisition approved by regulator: report
IRDAI has approved the Hinduja Group‘s acquisition of Reliance Capital's 3 insurance units before the May 27 deadline but under conditions on share transfers and encumbering.
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- May 10 2024
Great Eastern owner OCBC makes US$1bn take-private offer
The offer for the outstanding 11.56% values the Singaporean insurer at US$8.9bn, which represents a 37% premium over the insurers last traded price.
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- May 8 2024
Ardonagh to acquire Australian broker PSC Insurance for US$1.5bn
The broker will be merged into Ardonagh-owned Envest and its CEO Greg Mullins will oversee the combined operations for Australia and New Zealand.
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- May 2 2024
IRDAI’s set to approve Hinduja‘s acquisition of Reliance Capital’s insurance units: report
The regulator's approval is key to the conclusion of Reliance Capital's ongoing bankruptcy proceedings within the time-frame prescribed by a local tribunal.
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- April 29 2024
Indonesian broker Axle Asia rebrands as bolttech
The rebrand and renaming are expected to boost bolttech's solutions in the largest economy in South-East Asia.
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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.
