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Private Equity

KKR’s ‘Berkshire Hathaway’ strategy bears fruit with $17B USI sale

August 31, 2026

USI Insurance Services was the oldest investment in a portfolio of direct investments that the investment manager could own ‘forever.’

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Insurance

CVC deepens insurance bet with Standard Life partnership

August 20, 2026

CVC’s second insurer tie-up in seven months comes as PE’s share of the firm’s fee base has fallen to 46.5%

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Robotics & Physical AI

Soylent founder’s latest bet is on insurance for robots

May 1, 2026

Boop is banking on the swift adoption of humanoid robots and on being first to exploit uncharted legal territory.

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Limited Partners

Calstrs is in the market for sustainable credit assets

November 19, 2025

It’s buying income-producing investments to speed cash back from its $1.3B sustainable PE portfolio

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M&A

GP consolidation, insurance deals drive rise in financial services M&A

January 30, 2025

The financial services sector saw its best M&A year since 2021, with significant activity in insurance and asset manager acquisitions fueling deal growth.

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Private Equity

As LA wildfires rage, PE-backed insurers start to count the costs

January 10, 2025

The still-burning fires in Los Angeles could create challenges for insurers who provide coverage to homeowners in the affected area.

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Insurance

Nippon Life in talks to acquire Resolution Life for $8.2B

December 10, 2024

The deal, poised to be Japan’s largest insurance transaction, highlights a bold outbound move, as nondomestic PE investors also seek targets in Japan.

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Private Equity

Warburg, Temasek snag SRG in $1.3B insurance deal

May 21, 2024

Warburg Pincus and Singapore’s Temasek have picked up Specialist Risk Group in Europe’s biggest insurance deal this year.

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Lending

AllianceBernstein launches NAV lending initiative

December 4, 2023

AllianceBernstein unveiled its new NAV lending business with a $500 million anchor investment from its insurance parent, Equitable Holdings.

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Insurance

KKR ramps up insurance bets in fundraising dry spell

November 28, 2023

KKR has announced one of PE’s largest insurance bets this year, a $2.7 billion agreement to increase its stake in life insurer Global Atlantic.

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Private Equity

Perpetual capital fuels largest PE managers’ growth

September 12, 2023

Some big-name private fund managers fueled their asset and revenue growth by tapping into perpetual capital while fundraising hit a speed bump.

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Insurance

Warburg Pincus’ latest bet on insurance uses its own capital

September 11, 2023

Warburg Pincus ups its bet on the insurance industry through a new collaboration with US insurance behemoth Prudential Financial.

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Insurance

Fortress Investment Group makes insurance market play with Nassau stake

September 4, 2023

Fortress Investment Group, the Mubadala-owned private investment manager, has formed its first partnership with an insurance company.

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Insurance

Cinven closes first financial services fund amid PE sector consolidation

July 10, 2022

Cinven has closed its first dedicated financial services fund with more than $1.5 billion, as private equity’s appetite for the sector—particularly its insurance business—intensifies.

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Private Equity

PitchBook Analyst Note: Private Equity in the European Insurance Sector

April 6, 2022

This analyst note explores private equity in the European insurance sector, highlighting key insurance broker platforms and delving into industry drivers, strategies, and trends.

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BlackRock

BlackRock seeking to manage up to $150B in AIG assets

March 27, 2022

In its latest partnership with private equity, insurance specialist American International Group has agreed to let BlackRock oversee up to $150 billion of its assets.

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Cybersecurity

Cowbell Cyber raises $100M as investors catch cyber insurance wave

March 14, 2022

As more small and medium-sized businesses turn to standalone cyber coverage amid costly ransomware and digital attacks, investors are placing bigger bets on cyber insurance startups.

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Insurance

UK insurer RSA in £7.2B takeover talks with foreign suitors

November 5, 2020

Intact Financial and Tryg have made a joint bid for 300-year-old insurer RSA in 2020’s largest takeover approach of a UK-listed company.

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