A group of life insurers sold their shares in a United Kingdom-based financial services technology firm to an American technology firm, introducing its business to the UK, Europe and Asia.

Towers Watson, a professional services company based in New York, is acquiring Extend Health, which operates the largest private Medicare exchange in the U.S., as it seeks to expand its retirement services offerings.

The three-year moratorium on payments to policyholders of Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. has come to an end with the insurer’s sale, Virginia insurance regulators say.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Schiff, Kreidler-Shell Insurance and Risk Services, a retail insurance broker based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The country’s largest general insurance agency, BenefitMall, merged with CompuPay, a payroll solutions company, as it looks to accelerate its growth.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. completed its merger with Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co., paying $834 million to expand its operations.

A non-insurance subsidiary of Markel Corp. acquired a majority interest in a manufacturer of wood for truck assembly that continues its plan to invest in and help grow businesses in niche markets.

Hartford Financial Services Group struck a deal with Forethought Financial Group, a privately held financial services company, to sell its its individual annuity operations.

Kemper Corp., a Chicago, Ill.-based personal and commercial auto insurance provider, is changing the name of its Unitrin Specialty business to Kemper Specialty.

Brown & Brown acquired Moten Associates, a Norristown, Pa., insurance agency, for an undisclosed amount, according to the company.