Italy’s EXOR SpA will consider raising its $6.4 billion offer for reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd at a board meeting on Tuesday, two sources told Reuters. The Italian holding company, controlled by the Agnelli family, made its all-cash offer for PartnerRe in …
Bermuda-based Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. reported first quarter net income of $50.5 million, or $0.47 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $39.8 million, or $0.37 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2014, an increase …
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. climbed in New York trading on Wednesday after “Insurance Insider” reported that the company, which has agreed to merge with PartnerRe Ltd., could draw a bid from Arch Capital Group Ltd. AXIS could attract an offer …
Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. reported net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $167.8 million, or $4.14 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2015, compared to $151.0 million, or $3.56, respectively, in the first quarter of 2014. …
PartnerRe Ltd. is betting the value of a merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. is worth more in the long run than an extra few dollars a share now. Shareholders may not agree. The Bermuda-based reinsurer on Monday chose a …
Following the completion of XL Group plc’s acquisition of Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited on May 1, XL and Catlin have officially joined operations and launched a new brand, XL Catlin. A new global marketing campaign, reflecting the greater scale, ambition …
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. reported net income available to common shareholders of $100.3 million and $2.23 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2015 versus net income of $96.3 million and $2.17 per diluted common share for the …
Bermuda-based Ironshore Inc. announced its global property division will raise capacity limits for builder’s risk products to $50 million, an increase from the current $35 million limit, effective immediately. Ironshore’s builder’s risk property program provides risk transfer protection for U.S.-based …
Fosun International Ltd., the investment arm of China’s biggest closely held conglomerate, is planning a $1.84 billion merger with Ironshore Inc. after buying the shares it doesn’t already own in the Bermuda-based insurer. Fosun’s unit Mettlesome Investment 2 will combine …
Bermuda-based Validus Holdings Ltd. reported net income available to Validus of $173.4 million, or $1.98 per diluted common share, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to $162.4 million, or $1.66 per diluted common share, for the three …
