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Is Safety Insurance Group (SAFT) a takeover target?
A leveraged buyout does not work for Safety Insurance Group on its latest figures: Safety Insurance Group is an insurer, so the buyout model is not run on it. Latest signal (2026-09-14): Merger proxy (DEFM14A).
Why a leveraged buyout does not fit
Safety Insurance Group is an insurer: its debt — deposits, policy reserves or property loans — is part of how it does business, so a model that lends against EBITDA does not describe what a buyer would pay. Deals for companies like it are priced on book value and earnings instead.
What a takeover could cost
Takeovers in its sector paid a median premium of 14.9% over the share price before the deal (the middle half 9.5% to 33.6%), according to the 17 merger proxies and tender-offer responses on EDGAR that state a premium.
Rumors and deal signals
- 2026-09-14 · DEFM14A · Merger proxy (DEFM14A)
- 2026-09-03 · deal · Agreed sale at $103.0 cash a share · pending
Safety Insurance Group's latest quarter
Safety Insurance Group, Q3 2026: revenue $328M (+0.4% year over year), operating margin 11.7%, net earnings $30.0M, operating cash flow $57.7M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Is Safety Insurance Group being acquired?
The latest signal on file is from 2026-09-14: Merger proxy (DEFM14A). A headline is not a deal; Filing Flows lists the news, 8-K filings and 13D filings about a sale.
Could private equity buy Safety Insurance Group?
A leveraged buyout does not work for Safety Insurance Group on its latest figures: Safety Insurance Group is an insurer, so the buyout model is not run on it. Its debt is part of the business, so deals for companies like it are priced on book value and earnings, not on borrowing against EBITDA.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.