Korea’s Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (SMFI) has agreed to acquire the remaining 60% stake in global specialty and property & casualty (re)insurer Canopius, alongside funds managed by global investment firm KKR, and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIR), Korea’s sovereign wealth fund.
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