October 7, 2015
IRB Brasil RE, the country’s biggest reinsurer, postponed its initial public offering amid market turmoil, Reuters reported, citing unidentified people with knowledge of the matter. Investment banks managing the sale found it unfeasible to proceed, Reuters said. The government expected …
August 26, 2015
Brazilian insurer Caixa Seguridade Participações SA and reinsurer IRB Brasil RE SA on Tuesday filed plans for initial public offerings that their shareholders expect to raise a combined 13 billion reais ($3.6 billion) should an across-the-board market rout ease in …
July 21, 2015
As Brazil’s sovereign ratings hover just above non-investment grade status, A. M. Best said it is considering the effect a future sovereign downgrade would have on rated re/insurers’ balance sheets and risk-adjusted capitalization, according to a briefing published by the …
June 3, 2015
Brazil’s government is considering the sale of some of its stake in IRB-Brasil Resseguros SA, the largest reinsurer in Latin America, in a 4 billion-real ($1.3 billion) initial public offering, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. In …
May 22, 2015
AXA announced it has entered into an agreement with SulAmérica SA to acquire 100 percent of its large industrial and commercial risks insurance subsidiary, SulAmérica Companhia de Seguros Gerais, for 135 million Brazilian real ($44.7 million ). The subsidiary handles …
April 13, 2015
The Travelers Companies Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority interest in the property and casualty business of its J. Malucelli Participações em Seguros e Resseguros S.A. joint venture in Brazil. J. Malucelli commenced writing P&C business …
March 24, 2015
IRB Brasil RE plans to grow more aggressively in Latin America and Africa as part of an expansion that may require Brazil’s largest reinsurer to seek an initial public offering or tap an outside partner before 2018, Chief Executive Officer …
December 12, 2014
XL Group has appointed Nicolás da Silva as marine liability underwriter and Leandro Meili as marine risk engineer, strengthening its marine insurance capabilities in Brazil. Previously, da Silva worked at AIG Seguros Brasil, where he underwrote risks in marine including …
November 4, 2014
XL Group has appointed Thisiani Matsumura Martins as technical officer of its insurance operation in Brazil, subject to approval by the local supervisory authority. She succeeds Juan Bragadin, who will continue working with XL Group as a consultant in the …
February 5, 2014
European banks have loaned in excess of $3 trillion to emerging markets, more than four times U.S. lenders and putting them at greater risk if financial market turmoil in countries such as Turkey, Brazil, India and South Africa intensifies. The …