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Marco Capital completes acquisition of Malta-based insurer Stewart Title Europe
5th February 2026
Marco Capital Holdings Limited, a European P&C insurance run-off group, has completed its acquisition of Stewart Title Europe Limited, a Malta-based insurer. The transaction, which was first announced in December last year, has now received all required regulatory approvals and has fully closed. Stewart Title Europe Limited is a specialist insurance ... Read the full article
Marco completes acquisition of Dublin-based Benteler Re
19th December 2025
European P&C insurance run-off group Marco Capital Holdings has completed its previously announced acquisition of Dublin-based Benteler Re from Benteler Group. Incorporated in January 2003, Benteler Re is a non-life insurance Captive in run-off. According to Marco, the transaction has received all required regulatory approvals and is now fully closed. Simon Minshall, Marco ... Read the full article
Marco Capital acquires Stewart Title Europe
4th December 2025
Marco Capital Holdings Limited, a European property and casualty (P&C) insurance run-off group, has acquired Stewart Title Europe Limited, which has been in run-off since the start of 2025. Marco Capital provides reinsurance and finality solutions to re/insurance carriers and corporates to optimise balance sheet efficiency, operational management, and to achieve ... Read the full article
Marco Capital finalises acquisition of R&Q Gamma
7th November 2025
Marco Capital Holdings Limited, a European group specialising in the acquisition and management of property and casualty (P&C) insurance run-off portfolios and companies, has finalised the purchase of R&Q Gamma Company Limited. R&Q Gamma, a UK-based non-life insurer in run-off, was previously owned by Randall & Quilter II Holdings Ltd (in ... Read the full article
Marco Re gets A3 insurance financial strength rating from Moody’s
19th September 2025
Moody’s Ratings has assigned an A3 Insurance Financial Strength Rating (IFSR) to Marco Re Limited, a Guernsey domiciled reinsurer focused on non-life run-off insurance portfolios, reflecting its core status within the broader Marco Capital group. The outlook for the rating is stable, reflecting Moody’s expectation that the group will maintain its ... Read the full article
Marco Capital acquires captive reinsurer Benteler Re
10th September 2025
European property and casualty (P&C) insurance run-off group Marco Capital has acquired Benteler Reinsurance Company DAC in an undisclosed transaction. Incorporated in January 2003, Benteler Re is a captive reinsurance company wholly owned by the Benteler Group, which was founded in 1876 and is a global Tier 1 supplier in all ... Read the full article
Moody’s Ratings assigns Marco Re with A3 IFSR and stable outlook
15th July 2025
Credit ratings agency Moody’s Ratings has assigned an A3 insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) to Marco Re Limited, a Guernsey domiciled reinsurer focused on non-life run-off insurance portfolios, with a stable outlook. Moody’s explained that the stable outlook reflects the expectation that the group will maintain its strong financial profile, ... Read the full article
Reinsurance News Legacy Market Roundtable 2025
3rd July 2025
Around the annual meeting of the legacy re/insurance market in Brighton, UK, in May, we hosted our inaugural Legacy Market Roundtable, in partnership with global reinsurance company, Swiss Re, during which 11 experts from across the retrospective world discussed key trends, opportunities, and challenges for the market. Read the full article
Marco Capital acquires R&Q Gamma, marking third transaction with parent
20th June 2025
European P&C insurance run-off group Marco Capital has acquired R&Q Gamma Company Limited, subject to regulatory approval. Marco Capital explained that R&Q Gamma, formerly The Royal London General Insurance Company Ltd, was established in 1983 and put into run-off in 1999. It was purchased by R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd in 2016 to ... Read the full article
Marco Capital closes RITC transaction for Coverys Syndicate 1975
14th February 2025
European P&C insurance run-off group Marco Capital Holdings Limited has completed a Reinsurance to Close (RITC) transaction with Coverys Syndicate 1975. Effective January 1, 2025, the RITC covers Syndicate 1975's 2022 and prior years of account. The reinsurance is underwritten by Marco's dedicated RITC Syndicate 1254, which is managed by Polo ... Read the full article
Marco Capital completes acquisition of Inceptum from R&Q
29th November 2024
European P&C insurance run-off group Marco Capital Holdings Limited has completed its acquisition of Inceptum Insurance Company Limited, a UK non-life insurance company in run-off, from Randall & Quilter II Holdings Ltd. The acquisition was initially announced earlier this year, with reports stating that R&Q would receive £11.25 million from ... Read the full article
R&Q announces joint provisional liquidators
28th June 2024
On June 26th, R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd announced significant developments, including the appointment of joint provisional liquidators (JPLs), the resignation of its Nominated Adviser, and the likely delisting of its shares. R&Q has confirmed that at a hearing yesterday, Michael Morrison, Mark Allitt, and Charles Thresh of Teneo (Bermuda) Limited were ... Read the full article
Marco Capital reports pre-tax profit for 2023 but motor claims dent technical result
24th May 2024
Marco Capital Holdings Limited, a European provider of legacy solutions to the non-life insurance and reinsurance market, has reported a pre-tax profit of $51.4 million for the full year 2023, an improvement from the loss of $18.8 million seen a year earlier, although the firm has still reported a technical ... Read the full article
Marco Re secures A- rating from AM Best
27th February 2024
Rating agency AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Marco Re Limited (Guernsey), simultaneously assigning a stable outlook to these ratings. Macro Re, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marco Capital Holdings Limited (Malta), was launched earlier this ... Read the full article
Marco Re launches after merger of Guernsey subsidiaries
9th February 2024
European P&C insurance run-off group, Marco Capital Holdings has announced the launch of Marco Re as the new brand of its recently merged Guernsey subsidiaries Humboldt Re and Kelvin Re. Marco Capital announced the acquisition of Humboldt Re in October 2021 and Kelvin Re’s in July 2023. Both reinsurance ... Read the full article
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