Now that Intact Financial Corp.’s deal to acquire a large chunk of RSA plc has been approved by both the federal Competition Bureau and RSA shareholders, Toronto-based Intact expects the deal to close by July and has more than two…
Aon plc has yet to complete its proposed acquisition of Willis Towers Watson plc, but the future management team of the combined brokerage is already starting to collaborate, Aon CEO Greg Case suggested last week. Shareholders of both Aon and…
Intact Financial Corp.’s proposed takeover of RSA Canada has crossed two additional hurdles. The deal was approved Monday by a majority of shareholders of London-based RSA, Intact said in a release. Canada’s federal competition bureau has also approved the deal,…
Intact makes a splash with its intention to buy not only RSA Canada, but its parent company in Europe
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to raise money from major banks to finance mergers and acquisitions, but well-run brokerages will still be attractive to buyers, suggests an expert in brokerage valuation. “When COVID hit, the banks…
The industry continues to consolidate and pension funds are one major source of capital for insurers, a Montreal-based merger and acquisition expert observes. “One or two notable [carrier M&A] transactions per year has slowly transformed the Canadian landscape, including the…
La Capitale and SSQ Insurance, two Quebec-based mutuals that merged this past July, announced Thursday they plan to go to market as Beneva. “Beneva is an invented word. You won’t find it any dictionary,” said Jean-François Chalifoux, CEO of La…
When COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic nearly nine months ago, Jean-François Chalifoux was helping to lead the merger that formed Canada’s largest mutual insurer. “I was in Montreal March 12 [2020] and at 11:00 a.m. sharp, the [National Hockey…
The new name of the mutual insurer formed through the merger of La Capitale and SSQ Insurance will not use either of the existing monikers, an executive for the Quebec City-based firm suggested Tuesday. “In 2020, we started working on…
Executives with Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer have had their eye on RSA for a long time, the CEO of Intact Financial Corp. said recently. Intact Financial Corp. announced Wednesday that a deal to acquire RSA PLC has been…
If Intact Financial Corp. takes over RSA Canada, the combined firm will go to market with the “strongest” brands, meaning it remains to be seen what happens in Canada to brands such as RSA, Unifund, and Johnson, Intact’s CEO suggested…
Intact Financial Corp.’s recent experience writing commercial specialty in the United States is a good sign it could be successful writing property and casualty insurance overseas, analysts tell Canadian Underwriter. RSA plc and Intact announced earlier this month a possible…