Zurich Insurance to Buy QBE's Latin America Operations for $409 Million
February 25 2018 - 4:52PM
Dow Jones News
By Brian Blackstone
ZURICH--Zurich Insurance Group said Sunday that it has agreed to
acquire the Latin American operations of Australian insurer QBE
Insurance Group Limited, strengthening the Swiss insurance
company's presence in Argentina and other parts of the region.
Zurich Insurance said it would pay around $409 million for the
business, which had combined written premiums of about $790 million
last year. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is
expected to close by the end of 2018 and to be funded by internal
resources, the company said.
The deal "will position Zurich as the leading insurer in
Argentina, while also adding incremental scale and capabilities in
Brazil, Colombia and Mexico and making the Group the number three
insurer in Ecuador," Zurich Insurance said.
Write to Brian Blackstone at brian.blackstone@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 25, 2018 16:37 ET (21:37 GMT)
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