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Greenlight Re strengthens board with investment specialist

1st August 2017

Cayman Islands headquartered property and casualty reinsurance company Greenlight Re has added a ninth board member, bringing it additional investment expertise and experience. Greenlight Re is of course no newcomer to the investment world, being backed by hedge fund manager David Einhorn and his Greenlight Capital fund, but with investment returns ... Read the full article

Windhaven renews and expands reinsurance partnership with Greenlight Re

12th July 2017

Miami headquartered personal lines insurer, Windhaven Insurance, has announced the renewal and broadening of its relationship with Greenlight Re, via a $1.1 billion quota share transaction. Since 2011, Windhaven has worked with Cayman Island property and casualty reinsurer, Greenlight Re, with both firms benefitting from the financial and reinsurance partnership. Under the renewal, Greenlight ... Read the full article

Greenlight Capital Re names Simon Burton as its new CEO

2nd June 2017

Cayman Islands domiciled specialty reinsurer, Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., has announced Simon Burton as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 1st, 2017. Burton succeeds Leonard Goldberg who is to step down as interim CEO but will remain on the firm's Board of Directors. The company has announced that Burton will also join ... Read the full article

Greenlight Re Ireland appoints Sean Rocks as consultant

3rd April 2017

Greenlight Re Ireland, subsidairy of Capital Re, has named former Chief Commercial Underwriting Officer of Liberty Specialty Markets, Sean Rocks, as newly appointed consultant. In his new role he’ll be working with recently appointed CEO Patrick O’Brien to develop the subsidairy’s European business strategy. Commenting on Rocks' appointment, O'Brien said; “Greenlight ... Read the full article

Greenlight Reinsurance Ireland appoints Patrick O’Brien as CEO

16th March 2017

Greenlight Capital Re’s subsidiary, Greenlight Reinsurance Ireland DAC, has announced Patrick O’Brien as new Chief Executive Officer. O’Brien has been promoted to CEO after joining Greenlight Re Ireland in June last year, acting as General Manager. Commenting on his promotion, O'Brien said Greenlight Re’s expertise in the US for innovative solutions and ... Read the full article

Greenlight Capital Re announces Hedges to step down as CEO

19th December 2016

Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., the Cayman Islands domiciles specialist property and casualty reinsurance firm that is backed by hedge fund manager David Einhorn, has announced that its CEO and Board member Bart Hedges will be stepping down as of March 31st 2017. Leonard Goldberg, a former Chief Executive Officer at Greenlight ... Read the full article