M&A Deal Summary

American Financial Group Acquires Summit Holding Southeast

On January 9, 2014, American Financial Group acquired insurance company Summit Holding Southeast from Liberty Mutual Group for 250M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is American Financial Group’s 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is American Financial Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is American Financial Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is American Financial Group’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-01-09
Target Summit Holding Southeast
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) American Financial Group
Sellers(s) Liberty Mutual Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 250M USD

Target

Summit Holding Southeast

Lakeland, Florida, United States
Summit is a provider of workers’ compensation solutions in the southeastern United States.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

American Financial Group

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1872
Sector Insurance
Employees6,900
Revenue 7.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

American Financial Group is a holding company that operates through Great American Insurance Group, which is engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialized commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of fixed and fixed-indexed annuities in the retail, financial institutions and education markets. American Financial Group was incorporated in 1872 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-10 Great American Supplemental Benefits Group

Austin, Texas, United States

Great American Supplemental Benefits offers an array of quality, competitive products that are specifically designed for the work site market and offers the benefits and features most important to today’s employees. Employees who purchase supplemental health and life products through us are not only buying insurance, but also peace of mind.

Sell $305M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-24 Continental General Insurance

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Continental General Insurance Co. is a provider of insurance services.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Liberty Mutual Group

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1912
Sector Insurance
Employees50,000
DESCRIPTION
Liberty Mutual office in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Liberty Mutual office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Liberty Mutual Group is an insurance company. Liberty offers a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, accident & health, commercial automobile, general liability, property, surety, workers compensation, group disability, group life, specialty lines, reinsurance, individual life and annuity products. Liberty Mutual was formed in 1912 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Insurance) 2 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 7
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-29 KIT Finance Insurance OJSC

St. Petersburg, Russia

KIT Finance Insurance is a direct distribution insurer providing primarily automobile and property insurance in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-12 Hughes Insurance

Newtownards, United Kingdom

Hughes Insurance operates exclusively in Northern Ireland selling motor, van, home, business and travel insurance. Hughes has a customer service centre and branch in Newtownards and 11 other branches. Hughes distributes 1 in 5 motor insurance policies sold in Northern Ireland and has a rapidly growing household and SME commercial insurance book.

Buy -