Manulife Financial to acquire Pottruff & Smith Travel Insurance
Fri. October 16, 2009; Posted: 03:12 PM
Oct 16, 2009 (Datamonitor Financial Deals Tracker via COMTEX) --
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PowerRating -- Manulife Financial Corporation, a financial services company, has agreed to acquire Pottruff & Smith Travel Insurance Brokers, Inc., an insurance broker and third-party administrator. Both the companies are based in Canada.
The transaction is expected to close on November 2, 2009.
Deal Type Acquisition
Sub-Category Majority Acquisition
Deal Status Announced: 2009-10-15
Deal Participants
Target (Company) Pottruff & Smith Insurance Brokers, Inc.
Acquirer (Company) Manulife Financial Corporation
Deal Rationale
The acquisition strengthens Manulife's existing travel insurance operations and provides momentum to move its Affinity Markets' business segment to higher levels.
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