M&A Deal Summary

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Acquires Great American Insurance

On January 27, 2021, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance acquired insurance company Great American Insurance from American Financial Group for 3.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance’s 2nd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-01-27
Target Great American Insurance
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Sellers(s) American Financial Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 3.5B USD

Target

Great American Insurance

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Great American Life Insurance Co. is a provider of property and casualty insurance (“P&C”), focusing on specialized commercial products for businesses. Great American Life Insurance was founded in 1872 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1851
Sector Insurance
DESCRIPTION

MassMutual is a mutual life insurance company that is run for the benefit of its members and participating policyholders. Company offers various products and solutions, including annuities, college savings plans (529), disability income insurance, individual retirement account, investments, life insurance.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector (Insurance) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 5
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-08 MassMutual Retirement Plan Business

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

MassMutual Retirement Plan Business comprises 26,000 workplace savings plans through which approximately 2.5 million participants have saved $167 billion in assets.1 It also includes approximately 2,000 employees affiliated with MassMutual’s retirement plan business who provide a full range of support services for financial professionals, plan sponsors, and participants.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 4 of 4
Sector (Insurance) 4 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 4
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-11 ABA Insurance Services

Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States

ABA Insurance Services, Inc. is a provider of D&O and other complementary insurance solutions for banks, small businesses and nonprofit organizations, with a history that dates back thirty years.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-18 Verikai

San Francisco, California, United States

Verikai is a machine learning and artificial intelligence company that utilizes a predictive risk tool for assessing insurance risk. Verikai was founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California.

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