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Barbican makes second takeover big for Omega
Barbican Insurance has made a new takeover bid for rival Omega Insurance, four months after backing away from the deal.
In a letter sent to...
International groups vie for acquisition of Polish insurer
Major international groups are vying for the acquisition of Polish insurance company Warta from Belgium's KBC for a sum estimated at between 233 and...
Aegon sells Transamerica to Scor for $1.4 billion
Dutch insurance giant Aegon said Wednesday it had completed its sale of Transamerica Reinsurance to French reinsurer Scor for more than one billion dollars,...
Aviva : sells RAC for £1 bln to equity group
British insurer Aviva on Thursday announced the sale of its roadside rescue division RAC to private equity firm Carlyle for £1 billion ($1.60 billion,...
Zurich Financial sells some policies to Swiss Re
Zurich Financial Services said Wednesday it is selling part of its non-core businesses to reinsurer Swiss Re, which will allow it to unlock and...
Citi selling 12 million Primerica shares
Citigroup announced Thursday it would sell at least $273 million of its former affiliate, life insurance giant Primerica, after taking it public a year...
Takeover talks dismissed by IAG
Insurance Australia Group has sought to hose down speculation the recent spate of natural disasters leaves Australia's largest insurer exposed to a takeover.
Amid...
Swiss Life bought rival’s Nationale Suisse life business
Swiss Life has bought the life insurance business from rival Nationale Suisse for an undisclosed sum, a deal that further expands the offering of...
Australia’s AMP in new bid for AXA Asia Pacific
Life insurance and wealth management firm AXA Asia Pacific (AXA APH) Monday said it had received a new takeover offer from Australian wealth manager...
External growth : Allianz ready to shop for insurance firms
German insurer Allianz has set aside a billion euros (1.37 billion dollars) for future acquisitions but will take its time and shop carefully, chief...
British insurer Aviva rejects 5.0 billion-pound takeover
British insurer Aviva said Monday it had rejected a takeover bid for part of its business from rival RSA worth 5.0 billion pounds (6.0...
AXA UK : The deal with Resolution would result in a one-off writedown of 1.4 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in 2010,
Resolution, set up in 2008 to buy and profitably merge slow-growing British life insurers, said on Monday it hoped to complete the 2.75 billion...
Prudential dismisses speculation about resurrecting AIA deal
British insurer Prudential on Sunday said it would not resurrect its failed bid for US insurer AIG's Asian unit, calling speculation about reviving the...
Swiss insurer Zurich takes foothold in Indonesia
Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services said on Monday it had gained a foothold in Indonesia's fast growing life insurance market with an agreement to...
