Nick Triggs is a Director of ARCAS Limited and is responsible for M&A Advisory engagements and equity capital raisings in Europe.
Nick qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG and then moved into investment banking shortly thereafter. After time spent in London & New York with Citicorp and Chase Manhattan he joined Fox-Pitt Kelton, a FS boutique investment bank, in 1998 and eventually became Co-CEO of the European business and head of European Investment Banking. When FPK was sold to Macquarie in 2010 he joined Keefe, Bruyette and Woods as head of European Investment Banking business in London. In 2013 he moved to Aon Securities to focus on the insurance sector where he was Managing Director at Aon Securities until 2020. Over his career, Nick has worked on some 200 closed M&A, equity and debt capital raising deals. Primarily focused on the financial services sector, and more recently exclusively on the insurance sector, he has worked on transactions in all sub-sectors of insurance, in multiple jurisdictions, for corporates and private equity investors with deal sizes ranging from a few million to tens of billions.
Transaction Overview
On December 31, 2025, Goodlife Solutions, Inc., the intermediate holding company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska, Inc. (“BCBSNE”), completed a $100 million Senior Term Loan offering. BCBSNE is the leading health insurance provider in Nebraska, and the proceeds from the Senior Term Loan will be down streamed to BCBSNE in the form of a surplus note. This additional surplus will further strengthen BCBSNE’s already solid financial position as it advances its growth strategy across government programs.
BCBSNE is a member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which is comprised of over 30 plans and collectively provides healthcare coverage to nearly one third of all Americans. Founded in 1939, BCBSNE is the leading health insurer for group markets in Nebraska. The company generates approximately $2.6 billion in annual revenue and serves more than 600,000 members.
The Senior Term Loan was privately placed by a syndicate led by Synovus Bank.
Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory and Solutions (“ARCAS”) served as exclusive financial advisor to BCBSNE for this transaction.
Client Testimonial
“Acrisure’s responsiveness and reputation helped make this deal possible. Their preliminary work, connections, and due diligence guided us through our search for top quality partners that met our needs at favorable terms. Tom and his team walked with us through the entire process and helped us find the right deal and the right fit for our needs. I highly recommend Acrisure for anyone looking for a trusted advisor in this space.”
Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions
ARCAS served as the exclusive financial advisor to Blue Cross Blue Shield of
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