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Sompo completes Endurance buy, creates Sompo International brand in Bermuda

29th March 2017

Sompo Holdings Inc. has successfully completed its acquisition of Bermudian insurance and reinsurance group Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. and has announced a rebranding and rearrangement of its commercial insurance and reinsurance in Bermuda. The total price of the acquisition of 100% of Endurance's outstanding shares was $6.3 billion and as a ... Read the full article

Christopher Gray joins Sompo Canopius Re from Swiss Re

13th February 2017

Japanese specialist reinsurer, Sompo Canopius Re, has appointed Christopher Gray as its new head of Protection & Indemnity (P&I) reinsurance. Joining from reinsurance giant Swiss Re, Gray will take up his new role immediately, and report to Andy Gladwin, global head of marine treaty. Gladwin said; "Chris is a respected leader in ... Read the full article

Endurance shareholders to vote on Sompo takeover on January 27th, 2017

30th December 2016

The shareholders of insurer and reinsurer Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. are set to vote on the company's $6.3 billion takeover by Sompo Holdings on January 27th 2017, the company has announced. The proposed merger agreement between the two firms was first announced in October 2016, and the shareholders vote date ... Read the full article