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DARAG announces two deal closures at year-end 2025

16th January 2026

Legacy acquirer DARAG Group has announced the completion of a portfolio transfer agreement (PTA) of Danish Workers’ Compensation business from Protector, and the signing of a loss portfolio transfer (LPT) and PTA with another European carrier. DARAG Deutschland AG, DARAG’s German insurance carrier, completed the PTA of Protector’s Danish Workers’ Compensation ... Read the full article

DARAG Group expands UK claims services through new partnership with Unipol Assicurazioni

23rd July 2025

DARAG Group, a legacy acquirer with a focus on the European market, has signed a service agreement with Italian insurer Unipol Assicurazioni S.p.A. (Unipol). Unipol Assicurazioni is the parent company of the Unipol Group, one of the larger insurance providers in Europe and the dominant player in Italy’s non-life insurance sector, ... Read the full article

DARAG announces LPT and PTA deal with European carrier

28th May 2025

DARAG Deutschland AG, the German insurance carrier of DARAG Group, has completed a loss portfolio transfer (LPT) with a European carrier. This deal, the firm stated. Will be followed by a portfolio transfer (PTA) with the carrier. Tom Booth, CEO of DARAG, commented: “Our track record of successful transactions in Europe makes ... Read the full article

IRLA Congress: Legacy market shifts to proactive capital management and risk solutions

12th May 2025

The legacy and reinsurance market, once viewed as a niche or reactive segment of the insurance sector, has now become a central component of capital management strategies and long-term planning. That was the consistent theme emerging from this year’s IRLA Congress & Business Seminar, where industry leaders underscored the market’s growing ... Read the full article

DARAG appoints Theo Wilkes as CFO

7th May 2025

European and UK market-focused legacy acquirer, DARAG Group, has promoted Theo Wilkes to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), based in London. Wilkes joined DARAG in June 2024 with over two decades of industry experience in live and legacy markets. Prior to joining DARAG, he spent 14 years at Enstar Group, ... Read the full article

DARAG signs PTA with Protector for Danish workers’ comp portfolio

4th April 2025

Legacy acquirer DARAG Group has announced that its German insurance carrier, DARAG Deutschland AG, has entered into a portfolio transfer agreement (PTA) with Protector Forsikring ASA for its entire Danish workers’ compensation portfolio, enabling Protector to fully exit this line of business. The transaction, subject to regulatory approval in Norway and ... Read the full article

DARAG announces Loss Portfolio Transfer deal with Soteria

26th March 2025

Legacy acquirer DARAG Group has signed an agreement with UK-based insurer Soteria Insurance Limited (SIL), formerly the underwriting arm of the Co-operative Group. Under the Loss Portfolio Transfer (LPT), DARAG Deutschland AG will reinsure a portfolio of UK commercial policies in run-off written by SIL, previously known as CIS General Insurance ... Read the full article

DARAG acquires run-off portfolio from wefox Insurance AG

14th January 2025

Legacy acquirer DARAG Group and wefox Insurance AG, the Liechtenstein-based insurer of wefox Group, have announced the transfer of a run-off portfolio, which includes Motor Damage, Third Party Liability, Private Liability, and Property business across Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. This transfer is part of the previously announced sale of wefox ... Read the full article

DARAG concludes sale of North American and Bermuda operations to RiverStone Group

20th December 2024

DARAG Group, a legacy acquirer specialising in the European market, has officially completed the transfer of its North American and Bermuda operations to RiverStone Group, after obtaining the necessary regulatory approval. This transaction, originally announced earlier this year, is expected to streamline DARAG's operations and enable the company ... Read the full article

DARAG to sell North American & Bermuda business entities to RiverStone

8th August 2024

Legacy acquirer DARAG Group has agreed to sell its North American and Bermuda business entities to the RiverStone Group. According to DARAG, this transaction will simplify its operations, permitting the firm to focus on its core European business. In addition, the deal will bring in additional capital, allowing DARAG to execute ... Read the full article

DARAG and UnipolSai form service partnership

17th June 2024

DARAG Group, a (re)insurance specialist in discontinued business and capital and operational relief, has entered into a service agreement with UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A. (Unipol), an Italian insurer within the Unipol Group. Unipol is a major player in non-life insurance and motor vehicle third-party liability (TPL) in Italy. Under this agreement, DARAG Deutschland ... Read the full article

DARAG to acquire Cayman Islands re/insurance captive

19th April 2024

Legacy acquirer DARAG Insurance Guernsey Limited (DIGL) has announced it is to acquire a Cayman Islands-based re/insurance captive. The firm has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for a re/insurance captive from a very large multinational corporate that possesses long tail UK employers’ liability (EL) exposure. According to the announcement, DIGL ... Read the full article

DARAG concludes two additional captive legacy transactions

14th February 2024

DARAG Group, a company specialising in acquiring legacy insurance portfolios, has announced the conclusion of two captive legacy transactions while keeping the details undisclosed. In these agreements, insurance liabilities were transferred from the captives to DARAG through novation, along with their respective fronting carriers. In the first transaction, DARAG assumed the insured ... Read the full article

DARAG Group completes Hawaii captive acquisition

1st February 2024

Legacy acquirer DARAG Group has announced it has completed the acquisition of a Hawaii captive, the transaction value is undisclosed. According to the Group, the portfolio of workers compensation business went into runoff in 2023. This will be transferred into an existing US domiciled DARAG entity, thereby offering full legal finality. Tom ... Read the full article

DARAG completes captive transaction in Benelux

4th October 2023

DARAG, an international re/insurance group and legacy acquirer, has completed an agreement between an undisclosed Benelux based captive, the captive’s policyholder and DARAG’s German insurance carrier DARAG Deutschland AG. According to the announcement, the parties have agreed that DARAG shall assume expired long term liability insurance policies. By way of the ... Read the full article