Canada’s Fairfax Agrees to Purchase Switzerland’s Allied World for $4.9B in Cash

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy insurer Allied World Assurance Co. for $4.9 billion in cash and stock in Chief Executive Officer Prem Watsa’s largest purchase. Fairfax will pay $54 per share, which is 18 percent higher than Allied …

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