M&A

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RenaissanceRe acquires Validus Re from AIG in a lucrative $4.5bn deal

American International Group (AIG), a global insurance behemoth headquartered in the US, has announced its decision to divest Validus Re to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
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JAB acquires majority stake in Pumpkin Insurance, expanding its pet insurance leadership

JAB Holding Company, a major investor in consumer-focused industries, has acquired a majority stake in Pumpkin Insurance Services Inc., a top-tier preventive care and pet insurance provider.
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Goosehead Insurance acquires Vivint for $5.5m

Goosehead Insurance, an independent personal lines insurance agency, has acquired Vivint Smart Home’s insurance book which includes more than 15,000 policies for $5.5m in cash.
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Antarctica Capital to acquire life and annuity platform Midwest Holding

Midwest Holding, a technology-driven life and annuity platform, is to be acquired by international investment firm Antarctica Capital in a transaction valued at $100m.
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Zinnia to acquire digital insurance marketplace Policygenius

Zinnia, a life and annuity insurance technology and digital services company, is acquiring digital insurance marketplace Policygenius.
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Direct Line in By Miles take-over

Direct Line has acquired By Miles Group, a Managing General Agent (MGA) and provider of real-time pay-by-mile insurance policies.
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Canada Life to acquire IPC to bolster wealth management reach

The Canada Life Assurance Company is to acquire Investment Planning Counsel (IPC) an independent wealth management firm from IGM Financial.
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Pinnacle Pet Group acquires Animal Friends to drive innovation in pet insurance

Pinnacle Pet Group (PPG), a pan-European pet insurance provider with JAB Holding Company as controlling shareholder, has acquired Animal Friends to drive innovation in pet insurance.
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Arch Insurance acquires small business InsurTech Thimble

Arch Insurance has acquired Thimble, an InsurTech platform for small business customers and agents.
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Sproutt sets out to reshape life insurance distribution

Sproutt, a life insurance company, has launched Sproutt SmartLife for Agencies and acquired full-service life insurance brokerage The Reder Agency.

News Stories

Navacord enters Newfoundland through Steers deal

Navacord enters Newfoundland through Steers deal

Navacord, the insurance brokerage, has partnered with Steers Insurance Limited, a move that takes the consolidator into Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time...
Can AI fix benefits season? Vertafore says yes with new agent

Can AI fix benefits season? Vertafore is betting on it

Vertafore, a Denver-based insurance technology provider, has launched an AI agent designed to reduce the time required to set up employee benefit plans, targeting...
INSTANDA and Diesta partner on insurance finance operations

INSTANDA and Diesta partner on insurance finance operations

INSTANDA, a global AI-augmented no-code policy administration system, has formed a strategic partnership with Diesta, a payments infrastructure firm designed specifically for the insurance...
Cowbell unveils OMNI to transform specialty insurance

Cowbell unveils OMNI to transform specialty insurance

Cowbell, an AI-native cyber and specialty insurance provider for small and medium-sized enterprises, has launched OMNI, an AI-native Decision Intelligence System designed to reshape...

Why autonomous AI could void your cyber insurance in 2026

Adoption of AI across the investment management industry has never been higher, with firms deploying the technology to summarise research, monitor threats, automate workflows...
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