TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel's Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings agreed to sell its subsidiary Clal U.S. Holdings Inc for $221 million to Nebraska-based National Indemnity Co, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc .

The deal is subject to U.S. regulatory approval, Clal, a subsidiary of the IDB Holding group, said in a statement on Sunday. If approvals are not obtained by Dec. 15 each side will be eligible to extend the deadline by three months.

Clal U.S. Holdings owns U.S. insurer Guard Financial Group, which it bought five years ago for $120 million.

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