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Skyward Specialty to Acquire Lloyd's Underwriter Apollo Group for $555 Million

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. said it will acquire Apollo Group Holdings Ltd. for a total of $555 million from Alchemy, management, employees and other strategic investors. . . .

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