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The broker gains a practice to help build technology for its business lines, which include commercial property-casualty, personal insurance and employee benefits.

(Bloomberg) -- Shift Technologies Inc., an online retailer for used cars, is in talks to merge with blank-check company Insurance Acquisition Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.

Companies have been working together for several years.

Potential deal could speed autonomous delivery, cutting the giant's costs.

The coronavirus relief legislation could result in private mortgage insurers having to hold more capital, a B. Riley FBR analyst report said.

The largest-ever deal for the industry will combine the second- and third-largest brokers.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The deal announced Wednesday: a $6.3 billion acquisition of a segment that sells life and disability insurance.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The home insurance insurtech is looking to improve its customer experience while starting a portfolio of companies.

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered two health systems and five healthcare insurers to turn over aggregated patient billing and discharge data, as well as employee wage and other information.

The two deals will take the German firm’s share of the market for general insurance in the U.K. to 9%, with about 4 billion pounds in gross written premiums.

The two companies had held preliminary discussions and Aon was preparing to submit a formal offer in the coming weeks,

M&A activity involving firms like Effisoft and CoreLogic highlights a flurry at the end of 2018.

Both companies support usage-based insurance programs with their offerings.

Carrier looks to increase profile among customers in on-demand and gig positions.

CVS Health and Aetna received conditional approval to proceed with their proposed $68 billion merger, one of the largest in a series of recent deals in the U.S.