Bermuda News

AXIS Reports Q1 Operating Income of $136M on Low Catastrophe Losses

Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income available to common shareholders for the first quarter of 2015 of $156 million, or $1.54 per diluted common share, compared with $137 million, or $1.24 per diluted common share, for the first …

Endurance Specialty Holdings Appoints Engel as Chief Claims Officer

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed James Engel as chief claims officer with responsibility for the overall strategic direction of the company’s global claims operation. Engel joins Endurance with …

Everest Re Reports Q1 Net Income of $323M, Up From $293.9M in 2014

Bermuda-based Everest Re Group, Ltd. reported net income of $323.0 million, or $7.19 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2015, compared to net income of $293.9 million, or $6.21 per diluted common share, for the first quarter …

Hedge Fund-Backed Bermuda Ventures Could Be at Risk From IRS

Investment vehicles set up by Paulson & Co. and Highbridge Capital Management in tax-friendly Bermuda may be under threat from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The IRS, in proposed rules published Thursday, said that the favorable treatment enjoyed by insurers …

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 …

EXOR Shuns Hedge Fund Strategy With $6.4 Billion Buyout Plan of PartnerRe

The Agnelli family’s EXOR SpA, known for investments in cars and soccer, is dismissing the prevailing reinsurance strategies as it seeks to push into the industry with a $6.4 billion takeover. EXOR is shunning the idea that it should take …

Update: Italy’s EXOR Offers $6.4 Billion for PartnerRe in Threat to AXIS Deal

Italy’s billionaire Agnelli family, with a $6.4 billion unsolicited bid for PartnerRe Ltd., is seeking to thwart its target’s planned merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. EXOR SpA, the Turin-based investment company controlled by the family, offered $130 a share …

OneBeacon Explores Sale; China’s Fosun Interested: Sources

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., a specialty insurer controlled by White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., is exploring a sale, according to people with knowledge of the matter. OneBeacon has drawn interest from companies including China’s Fosun International Ltd., said the people, …

Ruoff Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tokio Millennium Re

Stephan Ruoff has been appointed chief executive officer of Tokio Millennium Re AG (TMR), a Zurich-based subsidiary of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. Ruoff has worked with TMR, a global multi-line reinsurer fully backed by the Tokio …

XL Group Creates Venture Capital Fund, XL Innovate; Hutton Named as Head

XL Group plc announced the creation of XL Innovate, an XL-sponsored venture capital initiative. The new fund will be led by Tom Hutton, a past director of XL who has a history of creating successful insurance and financial technology ventures, …