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marketwatch.com - Mapfre to Buy Safety Insurance for About $1.54B
Mapfre to Buy Safety Insurance for About $1.54B
MarketWatch

Spain-based insurance company Mapfre agreed to buy property and casualty insurer Safety Insurance Group for about $1.54 billion. The $105-a-share deal provides a 44% premium to Safety Insurance's Thursday closing price of $72.94. The stock was…

scmp.com - Enoch Yiu - Shifting priorities: how affluent buyers fuel Hong Kong's record insurance sales
Shifting priorities: how affluent buyers fuel Hong Kong's record insurance sales
South China Morning Post

Life insurance sales in Hong Kong rose 51 per cent in the first quarter to another record high, driven by affluent customers from mainland China and overseas buying policies for wealth transfer, protection and medical needs. The industry wrote…

marketwatch.com - Mapfre to Buy Safety Insurance for About $1.54B -- Update
Mapfre to Buy Safety Insurance for About $1.54B -- Update
MarketWatch

The $105-a-share deal provides a 44% premium to Safety Insurance's Thursday closing price of $72.94. The stock was recently up 38% to $100.99 after hours. The deal is expected to close during the first quarter of 2027, subject to customary closing…

scmp.com - Zoe SL Chan - HSBC agrees to US$2 billion deal to sell Singapore insurance branch to Allianz
HSBC agrees to US$2 billion deal to sell Singapore insurance branch to Allianz
South China Morning Post

HSBC has agreed to sell its Singapore life and health insurance business to Germany's Allianz for S$2.7 billion (US$2.08 billion), with the deal expected to be completed in the first half of 2027, HSBC Group announced on Friday morning before the…

forbes.com - Scotty Elliott - Many Insurance Distribution Leaders Draw The Wrong Conclusion About AI
Many Insurance Distribution Leaders Draw The Wrong Conclusion About AI
Forbes

Scotty Elliott, chief distribution officer, Health for AmeriLife, a leader in distributing and marketing insurance and financial solutions. ​Every major technology shift produces two kinds of leaders: those who ask what technology can do for…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - HSBC sells Singapore insurance unit to Germany's Allianz in S$2.7 billion deal
HSBC sells Singapore insurance unit to Germany's Allianz in S$2.7 billion deal
The Standard

HSBC (0005) has agreed to sell its Singapore life and health insurance business to Germany's Allianz in a deal valuing the unit at S$2.7 billion (HK$16.38 billion), the companies said on Friday. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The disposal is…

cnbc.com - Jenny Lee - Allianz to buy HSBC's Singapore insurance unit for $2.09 billion
Allianz to buy HSBC's Singapore insurance unit for $2.09 billion
CNBC

Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images Allianz Group said on Friday it has agreed to acquire HSBC's Singapore life insurance unit for 2.7 billion Singapore dollars ($2.09 billion), expanding the company's footprint in Asia's life and health…

techcrunch.com - Julie Bort - Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B - its third round in 8 weeks
Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B - its third round in 8 weeks
TechCrunch

Insurance tech, data room software, and coffee-shop startup Corgi is reportedly raising yet another round that closely follows its last raise and would double its valuation, sources have told Forbes. The round is said to be a second extension of…

wsj.com - P.R. Venkat - HSBC to Sell Singapore Insurance Business to Allianz for $2.1 Billion
HSBC to Sell Singapore Insurance Business to Allianz for $2.1 Billion
Wall Street Journal

Holdings has agreed to sell its Singapore life and health insurance business to for $2.1 billion, as the U.K.-based lender reshapes its portfolio to focus on core markets and businesses. The sale is expected to generate a pretax gain of about $1.8…

independent.co.uk - J.R. Duren - Car insurance is highest in these 5 states - but drivers are about to get a win
Car insurance is highest in these 5 states - but drivers are about to get a win
The Independent

There are five states where car insurance premiums will cost drivers a median of $2,676 a year or more, a new study has found. Louisiana is home to the highest annual median rate in the nation at $3,342, according to an analysis published Monday by…

chron.com - Selective Insurance: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Selective Insurance: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Chron

BRANCHVILLE, N.J. (AP) — BRANCHVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Selective Insurance Group Inc. (SIGI) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $129.4 million. The Branchville, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $2.11 per share.

chron.com - Universal Insurance: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Universal Insurance: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Chron

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. (UVE) on Thursday reported earnings of $59.2 million in its second quarter. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company said it had profit of…

bendbulletin.com - none - Editorial: Oregon's home insurance problem
Editorial: Oregon's home insurance problem
The Bulletin

The price of housing in Oregon is bad enough. Homeowners then have to worry about insurance. Oregon generally has lower homeowner's insurance premiums than the national average or neighboring states. Knowing that doesn't make a rising insurance…

seekingalpha.com - AllianceBernstein (AB) - At The Edge Of Insurability: When Wildfire Risk Becomes Investment Risk
At The Edge Of Insurability: When Wildfire Risk Becomes Investment Risk
Seeking Alpha

From severe wildfires in northern Ontario to record heat across Europe, extreme weather is back in the headlines. Two factors are driving rising wildfire risk and related insurance losses. Rising global temperatures are leading to increased…

seekingalpha.com - Mary Christine Joy - Hartford Insurance's Q2 earnings beat consensus, new stock buybacks announced (HIG:NYSE)
Hartford Insurance's Q2 earnings beat consensus, new stock buybacks announced (HIG:NYSE)
Seeking Alpha

Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) was trading lower even as the insurer announced second-quarter earnings that exceeded consensus estimates and a new $4.2B share repurchase program. Shares were 1.59% lower at $139.93 during post-market trading on…

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