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News about the insurance and reinsurance run-off market, where legacy liabilities are transferred or acquired in run-off transactions, allowing their original holders or underwriters to achieve finality on those books of business.
Catalina completes $700m equity capital raise, shareholder structure finalised
11th October 2018
Bermuda-headquartered Catalina Holdings has closed a $700 million equity capital raise and concluded its shareholder restructuring following receipt of regulatory approvals. Following completion of the transaction, affiliates of Apollo Global Management, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, have become majority shareholders of Catalina, with RenaissanceRe becoming a minority shareholder alongside Catalina’s management. As ... Read the full article
Monument Re completes acquisition of Ethias S.A run-off portfolio
3rd October 2018
Monument Re has announced the completion of its acquisition of a run-off portfolio of flexible premium retail life insurance contracts from Belgian insurer Ethias S.A, known as the FIRST A Portfolio. The deal was first announced in April 2018 and saw Monument Re take over the portfolio via its wholly ... Read the full article
R&Q’s Accredited acquires MPS Risk Solutions for £16mn
21st September 2018
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited, has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of MPS Risk Solutions Limited (MPSRS) from its owners, The Medical Protection Society Limited (MPS), for £16 million. MPSRS was formed in January 2004 ... Read the full article
R&Q on track to substantially exceed profit expectations in 2018
20th September 2018
Specialist non-life insurance and reinsurance investor, legacy or run-off transaction service provider and underwriting manager, Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q), has reported that its first-half 2018 pre-tax profits increased by 40% year-on-year, with full-year profits expected to "substantially exceed market expectations". The firm's solid performance in the first-half of the ... Read the full article
Premia Holdings acquires Alan Gray LLC
13th September 2018
Bermuda-based property & casualty insurance and reinsurance run-off group, Premia Holdings Ltd., has announced the acquisition of Alan Gray LLC, an international claims, audit and risk management advisory firm. Alan Gray was established in 1988 as a claims and audit advisory firm, and offers its clients claims administration and audit services, actuarial, underwriting, ... Read the full article
U.S run-off carrier ProTucket launches first cell, funded by Swiss Re
11th September 2018
Pro U.S Holdings has made a capital contribution of $35 million to its subsidiary ProTucket Insurance Company, a U.S insurance carrier that provides run-off transfer solutions in the U.S, with funding obtained from Swiss Re. The capital injection was provided to allow ProTucket to meet the minimum capital requirements for it ... Read the full article
AXA Liabilities Managers acquires SOVAG run-off portfolio
10th September 2018
Specialist run-off acquirer and manager, AXA Liabilities Managers (LM), have acquired the run-off portfolio of Schwarzmeer Und Ostsee Versicherungs-AG (SOVAG), a Hamburg-based re/insurance company. The book is reported to total €85 million in gross outstanding reserves and consist of Inward Reinsurance Business and Direct Business. “We are very satisfied that we were ... Read the full article
Enstar to acquire Maiden Re North America for $307.5mn
31st August 2018
Bermuda based insurance, reinsurance, run-off and legacy transaction specialist Enstar Group Limited has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Maiden Re North America from a subsidiary of Maiden Holdings for a total consideration of $307.5 million. Domiciled in Missouri, Maiden Re North America is a diversified insurance ... Read the full article
Inadequate reinsurance pushes Ashmere Insurance into voluntary run-off
30th August 2018
Small, Florida-based insurer, Ashmere Insurance Company (AIC), has placed itself into voluntary run-off after learning on the 1st of June, 2018 that it could not renew its reinsurance treaties. Absent adequate reinsurance protection, the insurer placed itself into run-off by ceasing to write new business or renew expiring policies. The company, which ... Read the full article
James Halley named Group CFO of DARAG
16th August 2018
Legacy acquirer DARAG has announced the appointment of James Halley as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 3rd, 2018. Halley replaces Mike Trotman, whose role was to deliver a recently completed €260 million capital raise with Aleph Capital Partners and Crestview Partners, and follows the appointment of Tom Booth as CEO. He ... Read the full article
R&Q hires Darren Bailey to develop run-off and legacy business
15th August 2018
Randall & Quilter (R&Q) has added Darren Bailey to its Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Business Development team, where he will be tasked with helping to develop the company’s run-off and legacy transactions. Bailey will develop solutions that support R&Q’s innovative approach to the legacy insurance and reinsurance investments sector, and which ... Read the full article
DARAG forms joint venture with SOBC, announces first U.S acquisition
13th August 2018
European legacy acquirer DARAG has announced the formation a joint venture with run-off specialist SOBC Sandell, to facilitate an expansion into the U.S and Bermuda/Caribbean run-off markets. Concurrently, SOBC DARAG has confirmed the acquisition of Peachtree Casualty Insurance Company - a Florida-domiciled non-standard auto insurer in run-off - expected to close ... Read the full article
AXA’s legacy arm acquires majority stake in Emirates Re
17th July 2018
Specialist run-off acquirer and manager AXA Liabilities Managers has signed its 19th acquisition on the external market with the purchase of a majority stake in Dubai-headquartered Emirates Re. “We are delighted to pursue our external development with the acquisition of Emirates Re,” said Sylvain Villeroy de Galhau, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ... Read the full article
AXA Liabilities Managers acquires Gothaer Re run-off portfolio
10th July 2018
AXA Liabilities Managers has acquired the reinsurance portfolio of Gothaer Group, which has been in run-off since Gothaer Re ceased trading in 2004. The deal was confirmed following approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority on June 26, with Guy Carpenter having supported Gothaer at all stages in the transaction process. Guy ... Read the full article
Generali Leben sale to signal rise in German run-off deals: Fitch Ratings
9th July 2018
Fitch Ratings has declared the recent €1 billion sale of Generali Leben - a company with traditional-business reserves of approximately €37 billion - to Viridium the largest run-off deal in Germany to date. Fitch says the deal reinforces its expectations that disposal of closed funds is to become a growing ... Read the full article
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