Most of the world's merger arbitrage community would probably prefer to see the back of insurance broking giant Aon after it's deal to merge with Willis Towers Watson collapsed in the summer of 2021.
But now there is a serious suggestion that the sleeping insurance giant is awakening again and on the prowl for another takeover deal...
It would appear Betaville wasn't the only publication to have got wind of Sir Chris Hohn's interest in spurned $30 billion takeover target Willis Towers Watson.
Chums at top quality trade publication The Insurance Insider were quick onto the tale as well, publishing their own version late last week. Below is the link:..
Shares of Lloyd's of London insurer Hiscox were down almost over 40pc in the last 48 hours amid concerns for the future of the company.
Now, there are several good reasons why the stock is so out of fashion. I will list them below:..
Adam McNestrie of The Insurance Insider last night dug out a great follow up to last week's humdinger about PartnerRe being up for sale.
The publication reports that:..
Betaville's friends at The Insurance Insider have dug out a rather good tale about insurance broker Astron Lark, a company this website has written about over the last few months.
Indeed, below is a link to Betaville's orignal scoop:
https://www.www.betaville.co.uk/news/revealed-insurance-broker-aston-lark-set-for-300-m/..
Hat tip to The Insurance Insider.
Adam McNestrie, editor of the trade newspaper for the specialist insurance industry, broke a tale last week about the imminent takeover of US-listed insurer Aspen by Leon Black's Apollo for $2.6 billion. Below is the link:..
Some dealmakers I talk to are rather glum. That's because there has been quite a bit of talk of a post summer slowdown in M&A.
However, one sector that is red hot at the moment is insurance. This week alone there have been several major transactions announced, including Sompo's £5.3 billion takeover of Endurance and NN Group's EURO 2.4 billion bid for Delta Lloyd...