Article: Willis Group to Acquire Leading South African Reinsurance Broker.

NEW YORK & JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, announces today that it has agreed to acquire the business and assets of Reinsurance Consultants and Intermediaries Ltd. (RCI), the reinsurance division of South African insurance broker Glenrand M.I.B. Limited (JSE:GMIB). As part of the transaction, Willis will also acquire GMIB's majority shareholding in Reinsurance Consultants and Intermediaries (Mauritius) Limited. RCI has annualized total revenue of approximately ZAR 31 million (approximately $5 million).

The transaction, which is subject to, among other items, necessary regulatory approval, is expected ...

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