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Third Point’s Loeb drops go-private plans for SiriusPoint

12th May 2023

Third Point CEO Daniel Loeb has confirmed in a regulatory filing that he is no longer considering a potential acquisition to take specialty re/insurer SiriusPoint private, just weeks on from saying it would help improve the company’s financial position and enable it to better execute on its turnaround strategy. In a ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint reinsurance segment aids improved Q1 result

4th May 2023

Global specialty re/insurer SiriusPoint has reported net income of $139 million for the first quarter of 2023 on a core combined ratio of 80.5%, helped by a significant improvement in the performance of its reinsurance segment. The company’s Q1 income this year represents a $358 million increase over last year’s ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint hires Bronek Masojada to the Company’s Board of Directors

4th May 2023

SiriusPoint Ltd., a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Bronek Masojada to the Company’s Board of Directors. His new role will be effective from May 2, 2023. Masojada is a market veteran with nearly 30 years of public company executive leadership experience. Sharon Ludlow, the Interim Chair of ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint has built firm foundation for success: CEO Egan

24th April 2023

In a letter to shareholders, SiriusPoint Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Scott Egan has asserted that the specialty re/insurer has “been working at pace and already taken significant action to establish a firm foundation for future success.” His comments follow the company’s acknowledgement of a proposal from Third Point CEO Daniel ... Read the full article

Third Point’s Loeb angles to take SiriusPoint private

13th April 2023

Third Point CEO Daniel Loeb has said he will explore options to take specialty re/insurer SiriusPoint private, in an effort to improve the company's financial position and better execute on its turnaround strategy. Loeb outlined his plans in a regulatory filing this week, explaining that Third Point will look at “a ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint extends partnership with Arcadian as MGA eyes significant growth

7th March 2023

Specialty insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint and Arcadian Risk Capital, a Bermuda domiciled Managing General Agent (MGA) backed by the former, have extended their multi-year partnership through 2026 as Arcadian looks to continue with its ambitious growth strategy. Arcadian was formed in October 2020 by John Boylan, a well-known industry executive who leads ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint & Compre announce $1.3bn reinsurance loss portfolio transfer

2nd March 2023

Bermuda-headquartered re/insurer SiriusPoint and Compre, a global legacy group, have signed an agreement for a ground-up loss portfolio transfer (LPT) which covers approximately $1.3 billion of reserves underwritten by SiriusPoint's international reinsurance business in Sweden, and its Lloyd's Syndicate 1945. This LPT is subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions of ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint reports FY net loss as it continues pull from cat exposed business

24th February 2023

Bermuda-headquartered re/insurer SiriusPoint has reported a full year net loss of $403 million, with a net loss in Q4 alone of $27 million. The firm's combined ratio for the year sat at 96.4%, down from 109.1% in 2021, while full year underwriting income was $83 million, compared to an underwriting loss ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint’s Nicole Mitchell appointed to Xceedance board of directors

10th February 2023

Re/insurance service provider, Xceedance has announced the addition of Nicole Mitchell to its board of directors. As a member of the board, her responsibilities will include providing strategic guidance for the organisation as well as setting and measuring organisational goals for continued global expansion. Mitchell currently serves as the chief enterprise architect ... Read the full article

Trecia Sigle joins SiriusPoint as Global Head of Claims

31st January 2023

Bermuda-headquartered re/insurer SiriusPoint has appointed Trecia Sigle as Global Head of Claims, effective February 6, 2023. Within this role, she will report to Patrick Charles - Global Head of Property and Casualty (P&C) Insurance & Services. As Global Head of Claims, Sigle will hold responsibility for the overall management and strategic direction ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint names Maddie Morris Underwriter, Energy & Marine Liability

26th January 2023

Global specialty re/insurer SiriusPoint has appointed Maddie Morris as an Underwriter in its Energy & Marine Liability team. Morris holds almost a decade of experience in Marine & Energy Liability underwriting, joining SiriusPoint from Munich Re Syndicate. In her new role, Morris will oversee the growth and refinement of the firm's Marine ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint teams with Distinguished Programs on environmental insurance

20th January 2023

National insurance program manager, Distinguished Programs has entered into a partnership with SiriusPoint Ltd., to expand into Environmental, Construction Pollution and Professional Insurance. Under the agreement, SiriusPoint's Environmental team, which is led by Doug Stepenosky, will move to Distinguished. However, business will continue to be written on SiriusPoint paper per a multiyear ... Read the full article

A complicated and challenging 2023 for reinsurers: SiriusPoint’s Chester

4th January 2023

Reinsurers are to face a complicated and challenging 2023 with increasing uncertainty, warned Ari Chester, SiriusPoint’s Head of US and Canada Reinsurance, in an interview with Reinsurance News. According to Chester, while reinsurance supply remains very competitive, dynamics are shifting, like in the property markets. Additionally, he noted, with the prospect ... Read the full article

Jan 1st reinsurance renewal season is an “epiphany”, says SiriusPoint’s Ari Chester

23rd December 2022

With the upcoming 1/1 reinsurance renewals looming closer, SiriusPoint’s Head of US and Canada Reinsurance, Ari Chester, spoke to Reinsurance News about the renewal season and the firm's outlook. “This renewal season is an epiphany, a sudden awareness that insurance balance sheets need to be compensated for property volatility. And it’s ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint adds Rob Gibbs to senior international leadership team

8th December 2022

SiriusPoint has appointed Rob Gibbs as president of its international business as well as CEO of SiriusPoint International Insurance Corporation. Gibbs is set to join the company next week and, based in London, will be responsible for driving growth, development, and profitability within SiriusPoint’s international platform. He will be responsible for the ... Read the full article