Liberty Mutual Insurance Completes Acquisition of State Auto Group
BOSTON, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Mutual Insurance has completed the acquisition of State Auto Group, a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio that distributes personal and small commercial coverages in 33 states through approximately 3,400 independent agents.
- BOSTON, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Mutual Insurance has completed the acquisition of State Auto Group, a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio that distributes personal and small commercial coverages in 33 states through approximately 3,400 independent agents.
- Under the terms of the agreement which received all required regulatory approvals State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company members became mutual members of Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. and Liberty Mutual acquired all of the publicly held shares of common stock of State Auto Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: STFC) for $52 per share in an all-cash-deal of approximately $1 billion.
- "Across Liberty Mutual and State Auto, we have a shared commitment to the Independent Agency channel and being the carrier of choice for independent agents," said Liberty Mutual President & COO, Global Retail Markets US, Hamid Mirza.
- With the completion of the acquisition, Liberty Mutual also confirms the immediate appointment of Kim Garland as president of State Auto.