Volante Global Limited, a newmulti-class and multi-territory international managing generalagent platform, will launch and commence trading during the firstquarter of 2018, subject to Lloyd's Coverholder approvals whereappropriate. Volante will underwrite specialist portfolios ofinsurance and reinsurance business, including: property &casualty, professional and financial lines, motor, space &aviation, and marine & energy.

Allianz Group and Liverpool VictoriaFriendly Society (LV=) have completed the first stageof their planned sale of 49% stake in LV='s U.K. General Insurancebusinesses to Allianz Group. The second stage of the transactionwill take place in 2019.

RightSure Insurance Group hasacquired California-based Auto & Property Insurance Solutions.The transaction is RightSure's fourteenth book of businessacquisition, broadening the company's suite of insurance productsand its market share in California.

AmWINSGroup Inc. has reached a definitive agreement toacquire Seacoast Brokers LLC, a South Carolina- based personallines specialty MGA, and Trident Claims Management LLC, a licensedthird-party claims administrator which manages claims on allSeacoast-issued policies. Terms of the transaction were notdisclosed and is subject to regulatory approval.

SoloProtect has launchedSoloProtect Insights, its customer engagement platform. SoloProtectInsights will be available to all SoloProtect customers at noadditional cost.

Related: Around the P&C insurance industry: Dec. 20,2017