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MGA Clearwater UW secures majority investment from Aquiline
26th November 2025
Clearwater UW Limited, an expanding specialty managing general agent (MGA) based in London, has received a majority investment from Aquiline, a private investment firm. Aquiline’s backing is set to significantly accelerate Clearwater UW’s strategic ambitions, to pursue both organic and inorganic growth. The MGA aims to establish an institutionalised, technology-enabled platform with ... Read the full article
Brown & Brown to acquire Quintes from Aquiline Capital Partners
29th July 2024
Brown & Brown, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Quintes Holding B.V. (Quintes) from Aquiline Capital Partners, with the deal expected to finalise in the fourth quarter of 2024. Founded in 2012 by Gijsbert van de Nieuwegiessen, Quintes is one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the Netherlands, ... Read the full article
Aquiline unveils platform for delivery of medical opinions within the insurance claims process
23rd October 2023
Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a private investment firm based in New York and London, has launched MDpanel, a new platform dedicated to the efficient delivery of medical opinions within the insurance claims process. At the same time, the company has hired Jason Erdell to serve as the Chief Executive Officer ... Read the full article
Relation Insurance Services acquires G2 assets
22nd June 2022
Relation Insurance Services (Relation), a privately held corporation backed by Aquiline Capital Partners, has acquired the assets of California-based G2 Insurance Services, an insurance brokerage firm. The transaction brings an established, high-growth insurance brokerage firm to Relation and expands the firm’s growing national footprint and areas of expertise. The entire G2 team ... Read the full article
Distinguished Programs gets majority investment from Aquiline
12th April 2022
Independent program manager Distinguished Programs has entered into a definitive agreement for private investment firm Aquiline Capital Partners (Aquiline) to acquire a majority stake in the company and has announced senior leadership changes. Aquiline is based in New York and London with $7.5 billion in assets under management, and has not ... Read the full article
Five Sigma expands Series A funding round with Aquiline
26th January 2022
Five Sigma, a claims management solution provider, has expanded its Series A funding round from Aquiline Technology Growth (ATG), bringing the company's total funding to date to over $20 million. The Series A funding was initially announced in September last year, with Five Sigma planning to use the proceeds to optimise ... Read the full article
Aquiline acquires majority stake in insurtech Ripe
1st November 2021
Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a private investment firm with a specialist focus on the intersection of technology and finance, has acquired a majority stake in Ripe Thinking Limited, a UK digital underwriting and insurance distribution platform. Ripe was founded in 1997 and serves customers across both personal and small commercial lines. ... Read the full article
Aquiline closes investment in Dutch broker Quintes
21st July 2020
Private investment firm Aquiline Capital Partners has closed its investment in Quintes Holding, one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the Netherlands. No financial terms were disclosed. The broker will maintain its corporate headquarters in Culemborg under the continued leadership of the existing management, including CEO Gijsbert van de Nieuwegiessen and ... Read the full article
Enstar announces $610mn StarStone US recapitalisation
11th June 2020
Enstar Group Limited has agreed to a $610 million recapitalisation of StarStone U.S. Holdings, Inc. led by SkyKnight, Dragoneer, and Aquiline, as the company repositions towards specialty excess & surplus (E&S) growth. Investors SkyKnight Capital, L.P., Dragoneer Investment Group and Aquiline Capital Partners LLC have committed $610 million in fresh equity ... Read the full article
Aquiline raises $2bn+ investment fund, re/insurance a key target
27th May 2020
Private investment firm Aquiline Capital Partners has announced the final close of its fourth private equity fund, the Aquiline Financial Services Fund IV. The fund closed with more than $2 billion in total commitments, exceeding its target of $1.5 billion. Aquiline has raised the new fund from investors around the world and ... Read the full article
Former Ironshore CEO Kevin Kelley joins Aquiline
21st February 2020
Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm that invests in financial services and technology, has announced that Kevin Kelley has joined the firm as an Executive Advisor. Kelley previously served as Chief Executive Officer at Ironshore, prior to the company’s acquisition by Liberty Mutual Insurance. Most recently, he worked as Vice ... Read the full article
Aquiline Capital announces takeover of broker Relation Insurance Services
22nd February 2019
Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm that invests in financial services and technology, has announced that it's to acquire U.S. independent insurance brokerage Relation Insurance Services from private equity firms Parthenon Capital and Century Equity Partners. Founded in 2007, Relation Insurance specialises in numerous industries, including agribusiness, education, employee ... Read the full article
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