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- March 31 2026
JC Flowers acquires controlling stake in India’s Niyam Group
American PE firm is also lead investor in the group's newly established Lloyd’s carrier, Niyam Syndicate 2047, which is set to commence underwriting from Wednesday.
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- September 1 2025
BP Marsh-backed Pantheon acquires 25% stake in Hong Kong broking startup Fraction
PE firm made a complementary investment to support Pantheon's investment in the Dan Dibden-founded crypto specialist.
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- June 16 2025
Marsh Japan appoints Shohei Iida as vice president for private equity, M&A services
Tokyo-based Iida was previoulsy a financial lines underwriter at Allianz Commercial and AIG.
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- February 24 2025
Evergreen Partners takes minority stake in New Zealand’s Delta International
Amy Ellis, director at Auckland-based private equity firm Evergreen Partners, will also join the MGA's board in a non-executive capacity.
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- December 17 2024
APAC finpro rates flat to 10% down in 2024: WTW
Asia Pacific saw 5-10% reductions for D&O and PI covers with crime staying flat and fund managers pricing flat or up to 10% down and cyber fluctuating within 5% in ANZ markets.
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- December 2 2024
Edme Insurance Brokers promotes Saurav Guha Maulik to director, private equity and M&A services
Maulik was most recently director and business lead for private equity, M&A and structured credit lines with the broker.
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- June 15 2023
TA Associates explores Honan exit at US$300-400m valuation: report
The private equity firm took an undisclosed stake in the acquisitive Australian P&C broker in 2020.
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- April 18 2023
Fusion backer receives investment from Direct Capital
Pop Holdings will use the investment to expand its international footprint, attract talent, and introduce products througn M&A.
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- December 2 2022
IRDAI’s liberalisation agenda raises risk of insurer failures
Wide-ranging reforms will ease the path to markets, but excess capacity could also lead to greater competition.
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- February 18 2021
Private equity hunger for Asia insurers to grow
Global PE firm Carlyle has targeted South Korea's reinsurance space.
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- March 31 2020
KDB Life won’t face fine and expects potential buyers
The Korea Development Bank is in the process of selling the insurer for the fourth time since 2014.
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- March 26 2020
KB Financial likely acquirer of Prudential Life Korea
The US$1.8bn move would send a sign to rival Shinhan Financial, who acquired ING Life last year.
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- March 17 2020
Prudential Life Korea sale set for three-way tussle
The main bidding will take place later this week.
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- February 24 2020
Korea’s KDB to be fined if life business unsold by March
The life player is on the market for the fourth time.
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- January 23 2020
Charles Taylor delists as US$372m PE takeover finalised
Private equity buyer Lovell Minnick Partners was forced to increase the purchase price.
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- December 11 2019
PE players target India’s insurtech Digit
New fundraising could raise Digit’s valuation to around US$800m to US$900m.
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- September 6 2018
KKR, Temasek join bid for SBI General Insurance stake
The 4% stake sale is part of the pre-offer valuation exercise of the Indian insurer before its planned IPO.
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- June 25 2018
MBK puts ING Life Korea stake on sale again
After several failed attempts, the Korean private equity fund continue to look for a buyer for its 59.15% stake.
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- June 4 2018
PE firms target Indian insurance market
There has been a rise in the number of private equity firms interested in acquiring stakes in local insurers.
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- May 23 2018
Warburg Pincus to buy 26% stake in IndiaFirst Life
The private equity firm is lining up to buy Legal and General's stake for approximately US$150m.
