M&A Deal Summary

Fairfax Acquires Old Lyme Insurance Company of Rhode Island

On December 31, 2001, Fairfax acquired insurance company Old Lyme Insurance Company of Rhode Island from HUB International

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fairfax’s 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Fairfax’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fairfax’s 1st transaction in Rhode Island.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2001-12-31
Target Old Lyme Insurance Company of Rhode Island
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Fairfax
Sellers(s) HUB International
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Old Lyme Insurance Company of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
Old Lyme Insurance Company of Rhode Island, Inc. operates as an insurance broker.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fairfax

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1951
Sector Insurance
Employees15,891
Revenue 28.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Fairfax is a financial services holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management. Fairfax’s corporate objective is to achieve a high rate of return on invested capital and build long-term shareholder value. Fairfax was founded in 1951 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 14
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Rhode Island M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-03 SRO Napa

Napa,, California, United States

SRO Napa is a California-based managing general underwriter that produces and underwrites excess casualty and other specialty casualty insurance products through three U.S. regional offices in Napa, California, North Olmsted, Ohio and West Hartford, Connecticut.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HUB International

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Insurance
Employees10,000
Revenue 2.2B USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION
HUB International office in Burlington, North Carolina.
HUB International office in Burlington, North Carolina.

HUB International is a global insurance brokerage providing a broad array of property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits, investment and risk management products and services through offices located in the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada and Brazil. HUB International was founded in 1998 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 3
State: Rhode Island M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-07-24 Burnham Insurance Group

Battle Creek,, Michigan, United States

The Burnham Insurance Group, is a regional insurance agency, offers individuals, businesses and financial institutions a full range of insurance products and services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-10-14 Warner Associates

Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Warner Associates, Inc.,specialist in the direct marketing of life and health insurance coverage to retail customers of financial institutions.

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