L&G has completed the sale of its US insurance entity to Japanese mutual life insurance company, Meiji Yasuda, for an equity value of $2.3bn paid in cash
Zurich has struck an £8bn deal in principle to buy Beazley
Zurich said it will pay £13.10 in cash per share for the London-listed specialist insurer, with shareholders also set to receive a 25p dividend alongside the deal.
India and Japan stood out as Asia-Pacific’s (APAC) main insurance M&A hubs in 2025, as the region saw overall deal count fall to its lowest level in five years, S&P Global Market Intelligence data has revealed
AIG has completed the acquisitions of strategic minority ownership stakes in Convex, and Onex Corporation (Onex), a publicly traded global asset manager
The total value of premiums paid into individual pension annuities rose by 4% to £7.4bn in 2025, marking the highest annual level since pension freedoms were introduced in 2015, according to the latest data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI)
APAC insurers are planning to significantly increase private market and hedge fund holdings from 20% to 33% of portfolios within five years but face significant operational challenges that could determine competitive winners and losers, new research from Clearwater Analytics has revealed
Admiral Group has invested into HSBC Asset Management’s (HSBC AM) UK Direct Lending Fund, which invests in mid-market companies across the UK in partnership with HSBC UK Bank
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