INSURANCE

Fidelity National Eyes U.S. Facilities: Costa Mesa-based U.S. Facilities Corp. said it will review an unsolicited merger offer from the Irvine-based title insurance company during its board meeting Friday. Fidelity National Financial Inc. wants to acquire U.S. Facilities for $15 a share in cash, or about $79 million, and said it will launch a proxy fight if U.S. Facilities rejects the offer. Shares of U.S. Facilities, which sells medical and property and casualty reinsurance, soared $2.56 to close at $13.56 in Nasdaq trading. Fidelity shares slipped 37.5 cents to $17.50 on the New York Stock Exchange.