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Axa SA agreed to buy XL Group Ltd. for $15.3 billion in cash, the biggest-ever European acquisition of a U.S. insurer, sending its shares plunging.

Axa SA agreed to buy XL Group Ltd. for $15.3 billion in cash, the biggest-ever European acquisition of a U.S. insurer, sending its shares plunging.

Wells Fargo & Co. is weighing a sale of its insurance brokerage business, which could fetch about $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

American International Group Inc. is weighing a plan to hire Brian Duperreault as the companys seventh chief executive officer since 2005, according to people familiar with the boards deliberations.

The Bermuda-based company recently began working with Credit Suisse Group AG to solicit offers from rival insurers.

Japanese insurers made more than $18 billion worth of acquisitions in the U.S. last year, and their spending spree isnt over yet, according to industry dealmakers.

OneBeacon, a specialty insurer controlled by White Mountains, is exploring a sale.