New York-based Tower Group Inc. plans to acquire CastlePoint, a Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding company, for approximately $490 million, the companies announced.
Under terms of the deal shareholders of CastlePoint will receive $12.68 a share in combination stock and cash, the firms said.
The transaction is not without controversy, with one critic promising to litigate.
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