Bermuda News

PartnerRe Holders Should Reject Merger with AXIS, Favor EXOR Deal, ISS Says

PartnerRe Ltd. investors should reject a planned merger with rival reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and instead opt for a bid of more than $6.7 billion from Italy’s EXOR SpA, ISS Proxy Advisory Services said in a report. “A vote …

Mt. Logan Re Ltd. Appoints Caponigro as Head of Business Development

Bermuda-based Mt. Logan Re Ltd.* has appointed Chris Caponigro as head of business development. Caponigro brings a diverse background with over 20 years of experience, which includes property, specialty, and structured underwriting, in addition to various financial and analytical roles. …

AXIS CEO Halts Merger Activities as PartnerRe Seeks to Negotiate with EXOR

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and PartnerRe Ltd. halted preparations for their planned merger after PartnerRe said it is seeking to negotiate with hostile bidder EXOR SpA. “As a result of this latest news, we have decided to suspend all integration-related …

ACE Q2 Profit Climbs in First Earnings Report After Chubb Announcement

ACE Ltd., the insurer that agreed this month to acquire Chubb Corp., said second-quarter profit rose 21 percent as policy sales climbed. Net income increased to $942 million, or $2.86 a share, from $779 million, or $2.28, a year earlier, …

Update: PartnerRe Reverses Stance, Seeks Talks with Hostile Bidder EXOR

PartnerRe Ltd., the reinsurer that agreed to merge with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., said it will enter negotiations with hostile bidder EXOR SpA after the Italian company’s latest cash offer for more than $6.7 billion. “The PartnerRe board has determined …

Update: EXOR Lifts PartnerRe Bid, Breaking Elkann Vow on Final Offer

EXOR SpA has raised its hostile bid for PartnerRe Ltd. months after saying it had made its final offer to break up the reinsurer’s merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. The latest proposal adds a special dividend of $3 a …

Timeline: Sweetened AXIS Bid Brings Battle for PartnerRe to Boiling Point

The tussle between AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and EXOR SpA for control of Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. could be drawing to a close after a bidding war that began four months ago. AXIS and PartnerRe improved the terms of their …

Update: AXIS Capital, PartnerRe Sweeten Deal with Higher Special Dividend

Specialty insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd and PartnerRe Ltd agreed to sweeten the terms of their merger agreement to fend off a rival bid from Italy’s EXOR SpA. The companies agreed on Thursday to raise the special dividend …

PartnerRe Weighs New Deal Terms with AXIS to Fend Off EXOR’s Rival Offer

PartnerRe Ltd., seeking to fend off a hostile $6.8 billion cash bid from EXOR SpA, is weighing whether it can arrange new terms with rival reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. to preserve their planned merger. The two Bermuda-based insurers postponed …

Hedge Fund Sandell Criticizes PartnerRe for Shunning $6.8B EXOR Offer

Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm, amplified its criticism of PartnerRe Ltd. for shunning the unsolicited $6.8 billion takeover offer from EXOR SpA that would break up the reinsurer’s planned merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. “We believe …