IAP Acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Greenlight Re on its Strategic Partnership with Hippo On October 28, 2026, Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLRE) and Hippo Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HIPO) announced a strategic partnership connecting opportunities to invest in emerging managing general agents (MGAs) with carrier and reinsurance support. Through Greenlight Re Innovations, Hippo
IAP Acted as Financial Advisor to Enstar on its Adverse Development Cover with Markel On October 28, 2026, Enstar announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, entered into an adverse development cover reinsurance agreement with Markel. The agreement covers Markel’s run-off global reinsurance portfolio and certain exited insurance lines for underwriting years
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IAP Acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to SageSure on its Investment in Taurus On October 1, 2026, SageSure invested in Taurus, a premier flood insurance solutions provider. Founded in 1985, Taurus is a leading insurance technology and services provider supporting WYO carriers and the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”), with an average customer tenure of
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London, 7 October, 2026: Insurance Advisory Partners (“IAP”), the investment bank focused exclusively on the insurance, insurance services and insurtech industry, today announces the appointment of Partners Rinki Melwani and Benjamin James as Co-Heads of UK & Europe who will jointly report to Tony Ursano, Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer.
New York, September 21, 2026: Insurance Advisory Partners, the investment bank focused exclusively on the insurance, insurance services and the insurtech industry, today announces the appointment of Matthew Morris as Partner in its New York office, effective immediately.
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IAP Acted as Financial Advisor to KKR & Co. Inc. on the $17 Billion Sale of USI Insurance Services to Aon plc On August 31, 2026, KKR & Co. Inc. (“KKR”) announced the $17 billion sale of USI Insurance Services (“USI”) to Aon plc (“Aon”), one of the largest global insurance brokers. Founded in 1994
IAP acted as Financial Advisor to Cinven and La Caisse on its acquisition of Optio Group On July 27, 2026, Cinven and La Caisse announced their joint acquisition of Optio Group, a leading independent international specialty MGA. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, Optio business underwrites a diversified portfolio of specialty risks across six
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On January 21, 2026, Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO), the leading financial guarantor, announced its entry into the annuity reinsurance market through the acquisition of Warwick Re Ltd. (“Warwick Re”), a Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurer.
On December 23, 2025, SiriusPoint Ltd. (NYSE: SPNT), a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced that International Medical Group (“IMG”), a leader in global insurance benefits and assistance services, and SiriusPoint’s wholly owned subsidiary, will acquire Assist America, a global travel assistance services provider.
On October 15, 2025, INSTANDA announced it has finalized a $20 million investment round led by CommerzVentures, alongside additional backing from existing investors Toscafund, Dale Ventures and former Hiscox CEO Bronek Masojada.
On October 6, 2025, Lee Equity Partners, LLC (“Lee Equity”) announced its investment in Arcadian Risk Capital (“Arcadian”) by funds managed by Lee Equity.
Cytora is the pioneer of Generative AI applied to commercial insurance workflows that digitize risk workflows at unparalleled levels of performance, configurability and scalability across the enterprise. Its AI-driven digital risk processing platform enables carriers, MGAs, and brokers to digitize their intake and streamline the full policy lifecycle – from submission to claims servicing, mid-term adjustments, endorsements, and renewals.
On August 27, 2025, Sompo Holdings, Inc., (“Sompo”) (8630.T) announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of Sompo International Holdings Ltd., has entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which it will acquire 100% of the issued Class A ordinary shares of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (“Aspen”) (NYSE: AHL) for $37.50 per share in cash, representing aggregate consideration of approximately $3.5 billion.
On July 7, 2025, CRC Group, one of North America’s leading independent wholesale specialty insurance distributors, announced an agreement with Atrium Underwriting Group Ltd. which envisages the acquisition of Atrium’s managing agency, a premier underwriting business at Lloyd’s that manages Syndicate 609, from investment funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC and other investors.
On June 18, 2025, United Risk announced the acquisition of Pinnacle Underwriting. This transaction bolsters United Risk’s capabilities, scale, and geographic presence as one of the largest MGAs in the world.