Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (Zurich) proposes to acquire all of the shares in Beazley plc (Beazley) (the Acquisition).
Beazley is a UK-based global specialty insurance business. Globally, Beazley underwrites a range of specialty insurance products, including professional indemnity, cyber liability, property, marine, reinsurance, accident and life sciences, financial institutions, directors and officers, and political risks and contingency business. Beazley manages 7 Lloyd’s syndicates that underwrite insurance and reinsurance business through the Lloyd’s global platform, and is active in Australia solely through these syndicates.
Zurich is a global multi-line insurer headquartered in Switzerland. In Australia, Zurich, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, supplies a range of life insurance products and general insurance products, including specialty insurance products.
The Acquisition gives rise to a competitive overlap in relation to the supply of the following insurance products in Australia: Cyber, Marine, SME, Corporate Property, Personal Accident, Management Liability, Professional Liability, and Financial lines/institutions.
22 May 2026
7 Jul 2026
The period for providing submissions or information in response to the ACCC’s Phase 1 questionnaire has concluded.
