Aspen Insurance Holdings News

Aspen Reports Q1 After-Tax Net Income of $128M; Combined Ratio of 88.9%

Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited reported after tax net income of $128.0 million, or $1.87 diluted net income per share, for the first quarter of 2015, compared with $120.4 million, or diluted net income per share of $1.66, reported for …

Endurance to Acquire Montpelier for $1.8 Billion

Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. and Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. announced a merger today, in which Endurance will acquire Montpelier in a stock-cash deal for roughly $1.8 billion. Specifically, the deal consideration consists of 0.472 shares of Endurance and $9.89 …

Aspen Reports Q4 After-Tax Net Income of $67.2 Million

Bermuda-headquartered Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited reported net income after tax of $67.2 million, or $0.90 diluted net income per share, for the fourth quarter of 2014. This compares to net income after tax of $90.0 million, or $1.21 diluted net …

Size Matters in Bermuda as Reinsurance Deals Heat Up: Real M&A

Insurance deal making is heating up as companies embrace a bigger-is-better philosophy. AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.’s plan to merge with PartnerRe Ltd., creating a firm with a combined market value of $11 billion, marks the third sizable deal for a …

Aspen Re Renews Special Purpose Insurer Silverton for 2015

Aspen Reinsurance, the reinsurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, announced that its Aspen Capital Markets division has renewed Silverton Re for 2015. Silverton Re is a Bermuda-domiciled special purpose insurer which was established in December 2013 to provide additional …

Aspen Promotes Kirk to Group Chief Financial Officer

Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced that Scott Kirk has been promoted to the position of Group Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately. His appointment is subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals. Kirk succeeds John Worth, who …

Endurance Terminates Offer to Acquire Aspen

Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that it has terminated its offer to acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited; adding that “in connection with the termination of its acquisition offer, Endurance will not be pursuing its board size increase and scheme …

Aspen Shareholders Should Reject Endurance Plan: Proxy Adviser Glass Lewis

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. investors should reject plans from hostile bidder Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to expand their company’s board, proxy adviser Glass Lewis & Co. said in a report. “Endurance has failed to make a compelling case for Aspen …

Aspen Shareholders Should Rebuff Endurance Board Plan, ISS Says

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. investors should rebuff a plan from hostile bidder Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to shake up their company’s board, ISS Proxy Advisory Services said. Supporting Endurance’s proposal “would incur costs without allowing shareholders any additional leverage not …

Aspen to Formally Present Endurance ‘Highly Unappealing’ Exchange Offer

Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has confirmed that Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. has commenced an unsolicited exchange offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Aspen for a combination of common stock and cash. The bulletin noted that “On June 2, …