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Broker Miller Expands in Asia With Malaysia Unit
Miller plans to broaden its product capabilities in the future. "Malaysia is a significant Asian market and I am incredibly excited to be reestablishing the Miller brand in the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 15, 2026
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Ageas Completes $1.28 Billion Maybank Stake Sale in Malaysia
Asia remains a core market for it (BestWire, Aug. 3, 2026). "Asia is one of the four core segments of the group next to Belgium, Europe and reinsurance," Hans De Cuyper, chief ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 11, 2026
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Growth Spurs Ageas First-Half Profit Despite Weather Losses in Europe
The nonlife combined ratio worsened to 95.2 from 92.1. "Ageas delivered a strong commercial performance in the first half of 2026, with growth in inflows supported by excellent ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 27, 2026
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Ageas to Sell Malaysia Joint Venture Stake for $1.27 Billion
Maybank throughout this period." Ageas said it entered the Malaysian market in 2001 through the JV with Maybank and expanded its activities into Singapore in 2014. The company, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 3, 2026
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Peak Re Names Successor to Co-Founder and CEO
April 2 (BestWire, Feb. 2, 2026). Peak Reinsurance's Best's Financial Strength Rating is presently A- (Excellent). Underwriting entities of Peak Re parent Fosun International ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 24, 2026
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Ageas Boosts Second-Half Profit With Esure, Nonlife Gains
The acquisition will create a top U.K. personal lines insurer with more than seven million customers and a presence in motor and home insurance, Ageas said at the time. Esure will ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 25, 2026
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Ageas Re Sees Jan. 1 Renewals Gain, Warns on Softening Market
Ageas Re said it expanded its portfolio and inflows rose 84% at Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals despite what it called a market that softened more rapidly than anticipated as ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 23, 2026
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Ageas Raises Profit Outlook on China Taiping Development
China Taiping Insurance Holdings. The updated guidance results in a positive one-off impact on deferred taxes included in the full-year 2025 results of Ageas's Chinese joint ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 19, 2026
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Ageas Acquires Remaining Stake in Belgium's AG From BNP Paribas for $2.21 Billion
Ageas UK earlier completed its acquisition of U.K. insurtech esure Group plc from private equity firm Bain Capital in a cash deal worth £1.295 billion ($1.72 billion) (BestWire, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 8, 2025
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KKR, Quadrantis to Acquire Prudential Financial's Stake in Peak Re
Peak Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. KKR and Quadrantis Capital are expected to hold an 11.27% stake and a 1.80% stake in Peak Re's issued share capital, respectively, when the deal is ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 21, 2025
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Ageas UK Completes $1.74 Billion Acquisition of Insurtech Esure Group
Ageas UK has completed its acquisition of U.K. insurtech esure Group plc from private equity firm Bain Capital in a cash deal worth £1.295 billion ($1.74 billion). The ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 30, 2025
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Peak Re Launches North American Casualty Reinsurance Entity
Reinsurance North America Ltd. Based in Bermuda, the new entity will focus on casualty reinsurance, the group said in a statement. Peak Re said the new entity underlines its ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 28, 2025
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Peak Re Posts Lower 2024 Profit, Revamps Portfolio as Softening Market Looms
Officer Franz-Josef Hahn in a statement. "Throughout the year, we further diversified our reinsurance portfolio both geographically and across different lines of business." In ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 30, 2025
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Ageas to Acquire UK Insurtech Esure for $1.7 Billion
Belgian insurance group Ageas SA/NV said it will acquire U.K. insurtech esure Group plc from private equity firm Bain Capital for £1.295 billion ($1.7 billion) in a cash ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 14, 2025
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Axa CEO: Group Trims Catastrophe Exposure as Industry Losses Rise
Thomas Buberl in a webcast. Frequency of such perils and claims are rising, and if the industry doesn't respond, insurability will be in peril, he said. As the recent Los Angeles ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 27, 2025
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BNP Paribas Inks $5.30 Billion Agreement With Axa to Acquire Asset Manager, Form Partnership
Buberl said in a statement. It was reached after an information-consultation procedure was completed with employee representative bodies at the two companies. The transaction is ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 23, 2024
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Ageas Agrees to Acquire Saga Underwriting Business Acromas, Form Affinity Partnership
Ageas SA/NV said it will acquire Saga Services Ltd.'s insurance underwriting business, Acromas Insurance Co. Ltd., and distribute personal lines motor and home insurance to Saga's ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 17, 2024
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BNP Paribas Gains Regulatory Approval for New Property Insurer in China
Paribas Cardif and two partners. "BNP Paribas Cardif confirms that we have received the approval from the NFRA to establish a new nonlife insurance services joint venture with ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 13, 2024
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Ageas Directs Reinsurance Underwriting Through New Zurich Branch
Ageas Re, said in a statement on LinkedIn. "For our clients and partners this means no change in terms of security of the risk carrier, the risk carrier continues to be Ageas SA/...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 12, 2024
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Ageas Has Entered Negotiations With UK Over-50 Specialist Saga on Partnership, Acquisition
July 31 across its motor and home insurance products. The deal represents a total cash payment of £147.5 million subject to completion adjustments and with additional contingent ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 11, 2024
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