Insurance Mergers & Moves: Friday, April 27, 2012

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April 27, 2012 Business Moves & Mergers of Special Note Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance Adds 5 Midwest Agencies Apr 23, 2012 -- The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced it signed five new agencies in the Midwest during March. The new Midwest agencies ... SIAA Announces 6 New Member Agencies in Northeast Apr 19, 2012 -- The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA), a national alliance of over 4,000 independent insurance agencies, said six new agencies in ... SIAA Adds Nine in West Apr 19, 2012 -- Hampton, New Hampsire-based Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance has signed nine new members in the Western U.S. The new members include: ... Wholesale Broker AmWINS Agrees to $1.3 Billion Recapitalization with New Mountain Apr 17, 2012 -- Wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. announced today that its management and employee shareholders have agreed on a $1.3 billion ... Austin Mutual Insurance to Become Affiliate of Main Street America Group Apr 4, 2012 -- Super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier The Main Street America Group announced that Minnesota-based Austin Mutual Insurance Co. ... Business Moves & Mergers Hartford Sells Individual Annuity Unit Apr 27, 2012 -- Hartford Financial Services Group Inc said on Thursday it will sell its individual annuity operations to Forethought, a Houston-based ... Tower Group Announces Strategic Investment in Lloyd's Canopius Apr 26, 2012 -- Tower Group announced that it has committed to invest $75 million (based on the current exchange rate) in Canopius Group, Ltd., a ... Canopius to Buy Lloyd's Omega Insurance for $265 Million; Tower in Related Deal Apr 26, 2012 -- Lloyds of London insurer Canopius said it has agreed to buy rival Lloyd's insurer Omega after raising its offer to £164 million ($265.6 ... Harleysville Policyholders Approve Merger With Nationwide Apr 25, 2012 -- Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company said Wednesday that its policyholders as well as shareholders at its publicly traded subsidiary ... Neace Lukens Acquires Indiana's Matrix Benefits and Consulting Group Apr 25, 2012 -- Neace Lukens announced it has completed the acquisition of Matrix Benefits and Consulting Group, a Ft. Wayne, Indiana-based consulting ... Lockton to Open New Australian Operations in Perth and Sydney Apr 25, 2012 -- Privately held insurance broker Lockton announced that it will open two new offices in Australia, establishing a new insurance brokerage, ... Swiss Re Team Favored to Acquire Groupama's Brokerage Unit - Sources Apr 25, 2012 -- Swiss Re and its private equity partners Apax and PAI are in pole position to acquire Groupama's GAN Eurocourtage [brokerage] unit for ... Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Moten Associates in Pennsylvania Apr 20, 2012 -- Brown & Brown of Pennsylvania Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., said it acquired assets of Moten Associates, an independent ... N.Y.-Based USI Buys Assets of Compass Insurance, Expands in Southwest Apr 19, 2012 -- USI Insurance Services, an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., acquired certain assets of BBVA Compass ... Nationwide Welcomes Penn. Regulators' Approval of Harleysville Deal Apr 18, 2012 -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. welcomed Pennsylvania regulators' approval this week of the insurer's proposed merger with ... Northern United Agents Alliance in N.H. Adds New Member Apr 13, 2012 -- The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA), an independent agency partnership based in New Hampshire, added Barton Insurance Agency as a ... Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue April 16, 2012 Big "I" Issue with Young Agents Survey; Medical Professional Liability; Business Interruption / Business Income; Bonus: Education & Training Directory More Newsletters Choose Newsletters Daily Headlines Weekly Reader Picks Magazine Update Insurance Journal TV Classifieds Breaking News MyNewMarkets Daily Claims Daily Enter Your E-mail New Insurance Jobs Workers' Compensation Adjuster Marketing Representative Vice President of Claims Management Trainee Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. How to Advertise For information about advertising on this newsletter and Insurance Journal magazines, contact Julie Tinney at (800) 897-9965 x148. View our Media Kit for advertising options in our magazines and online properties. Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Send to a Friend | Contact Us Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2012 by Wells Publishing, Inc.