Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company to acquire UK insurance company Amlin

Amlin is an insurer operating the second largest syndicate in London’s Lloyd’s insurance market

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company acquires Amlin for 2.5 billion pounds (approx. US$ 3.85 billion or ¥642 billion)

On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company announced the planned acquisition of London based insurer Amlin plc for 2.5 billion pounds (approx. US$ 3.85 billion or ¥642 billion).

Since Amlin plc is traded on the London Stock Exchange, the acquisition process needs to follow a precisely defined process.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company offered to acquire 100% of shares (517,658,935 shares), offering 670 pence per common share.

The acquisition is expected to close between January and March 2016.

There has been a string of acquisitions in Europe by Japanese insurance companies, which you can find in our Japan to EU M&A register. Some examples are:

In addition, all major Japanese insurers are also active on London’s Lloyds Insurance market, and in other ways in Europe. And these deals are in addition to the acquisition of StanCorp Financial Group by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance for US$ 5 billion, and HCC Insurance for US$ 7.5 billion by Tokyo Marine.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company is the company which has announced the planned acquisition of Amlin plc.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company was founded on October 21, 1918, and has about 14,859 employees on non-consolidate basis.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code: 8725), but was delisted on March 26, 2008, and became a 100% owned subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings KK, which was founded on April 1, 2008, and which assumed the Stock Exchange Code 8725.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company’s history goes back to 1893, when the Osaka Insurance Company was established.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

The Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. was founded on April 1, 2008.

On April 1, 2010, The Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. was merged with Aioi Insurance and with Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co., Ltd., and the resulting group was renamed: MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings KK.

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings KK

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings KK (Tokyo Stock Exchange Code = 8725) was founded on April 1, 2008.

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings KK companies include:

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited . This is the company which is planning now to acquire Amlin plc
Aioi Nissay Dowa
Mitsui Direct
Mitsui Sumitomo Kajou Aioi Life Insurance
Mitsui Sumitomo Primary

Amlin plc

Amlin plc was founded on September 28, 1998 and has about 1900 employees.

Amlin plc’s business is a global insurer and reinsurer centered on Lloyd’s market in London. Amlin operates the second largest syndicate in Lloyd’s.