M&A Deal Summary

Resolution Life Holdings Acquires Voya Financial - Individual Life Business In-force Business

On December 18, 2019, Resolution Life Holdings acquired insurance company Voya Financial - Individual Life Business In-force Business from Voya for 1.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Resolution Life Holdings’ 2nd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Resolution Life Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Resolution Life Holdings’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Resolution Life Holdings’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-12-18
Target Voya Financial - Individual Life Business In-force Business
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Resolution Life Holdings
Sellers(s) Voya
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.3B USD

Target

Voya Financial - Individual Life Business In-force Business

New York, New York, United States
Voya Financial, Inc. - Individual Life Business includes Security Life of Denver Insurance Company, Midwestern United Life Insurance Company and certain other affiliates, as well as the reinsurance of Voya Financial’s remaining in-force individual life and annuity blocks.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Resolution Life Holdings

United States

Category Company
Sector Insurance
DESCRIPTION

Resolution Life Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware corporation established by British financial services investor, The Resolution Group. Its strategy is to acquire a number of life insurance businesses in the United States and focus on the needs of existing customers over the long run, rather than actively seeking new sales. Resolution Life is separate from Resolution Limited, a company publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, which also was founded by The Resolution Group.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Insurance) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-17 Lincoln Benefit Life Company

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Based in Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln Benefit Life Company was founded in 1938. Lincoln Benefit Life products are sold through independent agents by means of master brokerage agencies, independent agents, and Allstate exclusive agencies in all states except New York, the District of Columbia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Buy $600M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Voya

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Financial Services
Employees9,000
Revenue 7.2B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Voya is a diversified financial services company, that offers retirement, investment, and insurance products within the US. Voya was founded in 1999 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-11 Pen-Cal Administrators

Pleasanton, California, United States

Pen-Cal Administrators, Inc. is a provider of nonqualified deferred compensation benefit plans and consulting services. Pen-Cal Administrators was founded in 1980 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-10 Benefit Strategies

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Benefit Strategies is a third-party administrator of health savings and spending accounts. Benefit Strategies provides administrative services for COBRA, direct billing, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), and other services to more than 3,400 employers and nearly 370,000 participant accounts throughout the U.S. Benefit Strategies was founded in 1989 and is based in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Buy -