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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Aspen Insurance has urge to merge, sets sights on Ariel]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/28/aspen-insurance-has-urge-to-merge-sets-sights-on-ariel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/28/aspen-insurance-has-urge-to-merge-sets-sights-on-ariel/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/28/aspen-insurance-has-urge-to-merge-sets-sights-on-ariel/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/international-markets/" rel="tag">International Markets</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/deals/" rel="tag">Deals</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive Strategy</a></p><p><img  border="1" hspace="4" alt="" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/aspen-logo.jpg" />Two big reinsurers in Bermuda could be getting ready to tie the knot. Aspen Insurance Holdings (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/aspen-insurance-holdings-limited/ahl/nys" target="_blank">AHL</a>) is said to be close to buying Ariel, which would be a multi-billion dollar merger. </p>
<p>According to <em>Reinsurance</em> magazine, the companies are "close to signing a merger agreement." None of the financial details have been disclosed yet, but the result would create <a href="http://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/news/1563642/aspen-ariel-close-merger?wt.mc_ev=click&amp;wt.mc_id=E363|E9037&amp;wt.seg_1=email||newsletters||Reinsurance%20-%20Insurance||Weekly||Reasons%20to%20be%20thankful...||Aspen%20and%20Ariel%20said%20to%20be%20%27close%20to%20merger%27" target="_blank">the largest combined Bermuda and Lloyd's reinsurance operation on the island</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/28/aspen-insurance-has-urge-to-merge-sets-sights-on-ariel/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Aspen Insurance has urge to merge, sets sights on Ariel</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/28/aspen-insurance-has-urge-to-merge-sets-sights-on-ariel/">Aspen Insurance has urge to merge, sets sights on Ariel</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:10:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/28/aspen-insurance-has-urge-to-merge-sets-sights-on-ariel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19256632/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/28/aspen-insurance-has-urge-to-merge-sets-sights-on-ariel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>acquisition</category><category>AHL</category><category>ariel</category><category>aspen</category><category>Bermuda</category><category>insurance</category><category>inthenews</category><category>mergers and acquisitions</category><category>reinsurance industry</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Johansmeyer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:10:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
