Liberty Life Insurance Co., which has a significant presence in Wilmington, Del., changed its name to Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Co., effective Feb. 1.

White Mountains Insurance Group completed a reorganization and rebranding of its global reinsurance business as the Sirius Group.

A Bermuda-based insurance holding company acquired Heartland Crop Insurance, a Topeka, Kan.-based managing general agent, as its builds its business into “shorter tail specialty lines.”

A Tennessee judge has ordered the closure and liquidation of two health providers sanctioned by regulators across the U.S. for allegedly failing to provide adequate services to customers.

Kinsale Capital Group, a Bermudan holding company for insurance operations, has announced the formation of a new U.S. excess and surplus lines insurance company based in Richmond, Va.

The Hanover Insurance Group has acquired a Vienna, Va.-based specialty insurance provider in what it calls “a significant commitment toward broadening our professional lines portfolio.”

Shareholders of Willis Group Holdings Ltd., a global insurance broker, approved changing the place of incorporation of the parent company of the Willis Group from Bermuda to Ireland at a special meeting.

Willis Group Holdings Ltd., the global insurance broker, plans to change its incorporation from Bermuda to Ireland, a move it says will benefit it economically and competitively.

Arch Insurance Group announced the establishment of two principal underwriting groups in its U.S.-based operations: the Arch Property & Casualty Group and the Arch Financial & Professional Liability Group.

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Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, one-time CEO of American International Group and one of the insurer’s largest shareholders, is reuniting with some of his former colleagues for a new insurance venture.

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