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Investing.com-- South Korea’s DB Insurance (KS:005830) is in advanced talks to acquire U.S. specialty insurer Fortegra via an investment of about 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion), aiming to finalise the deal between July and August, local media reported on Monday.
The deal would mark DB’s largest overseas acquisition, targeting Fortegra’s auto‐insurance niche in added-value products such as vehicle loan difference and minor-damage coverage, Maeil Business Newspaper reported.
Fortegra, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, reported roughly 7.29 trillion won in assets and 2.66 trillion won in revenue for 2024, up about 23% year-on-year, and a 36% increase in adjusted net income to 211.9 billion won last year.
The acquisition follows a narrow sales process in which Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:8750) exited the contest, leaving DB as the likely buyer.
DB’s overseas unit turned a modest profit last year, but this takeover is designed to shore up its U.S. insurance footprint and help bridge the domestic growth gap resulting from a stagnant Korean insurance market, the report stated.