David Einhorn News

Bond Insurer Assured Guaranty Defends Against Attack by Greenlight’s Einhorn

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn said on Monday that his Greenlight Capital was betting Assured Guaranty’s stock will fall, sending shares of the bond insurer down as much as 6 percent in after-hours trading. Einhorn, who is known to move …

Hurricane Irma Adds to Pressure on New Greenlight Re Chief

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn has endured a number of losing bets at his insurance venture. Now, the weather is becoming a threat for his Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. The company’s stock has slumped about 9 percent since Aug. 31 …

Greenlight Capital Re Names Former SAC Re Executive, Burton, as New CEO

Greenlight Capital Re tapped a veteran Bermuda reinsurance executive as its new chief executive officer. Simon Burton is slated to become CEO of the hedge fund/specialist reinsurer as of July 1, 2017 and will also serve on the board of …

Greenlight Capital Re CEO Hedges to Step Down in March 2017

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the Cayman Islands-based specialist property and casualty reinsurance company, announced that Barton Hedges will be stepping down as chief executive officer on March 31, 2017. Hedges will also step down from the company’s board of directors. …

Greenlight Capital Re Hit With A.M. Best Ratings Downgrade

Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd. has been seeking to improve underwriting results after months of losses. But it apparently hasn’t moved fast enough for A.M. Best, which slapped it with credit ratings downgrades. A.M. Best said it downgraded the financial strength rating …

Greenlight Capital Re Reports Q2 Loss of $63M, in 5th Loss in 6 Quarters

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the reinsurer that counts on hedge fund manager David Einhorn to oversee investments, posted its fifth loss in six quarters as the portfolio slumped. The second-quarter net loss widened to $63 million, or $1.69 a share, …

Hedge Fund Insurers Struggle in Crowded Market with Poor Investment Results: S&P

Hedge fund firms that set up reinsurance companies will struggle because too many rivals had the same idea and investment results have been disappointing, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings. Money managers entered the reinsurance business to gain …

Loeb’s Third Point Re Reports Q1 Loss of $51.1M – 4th Loss in 7 Quarters

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., the company that counts on hedge fund manager Dan Loeb to oversee investments, posted its fourth loss in seven quarters as the portfolio slumped and underwriting was unprofitable. The first-quarter net loss was $51.1 million, or …

Greenlight Re Reports Q1 Net Income of $28.7M in 1st Profit Since 2014

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. posted a quarterly profit for the first time since 2014 on a rebound in the reinsurer’s investment portfolio, which is overseen by hedge fund manager David Einhorn. Net income of $28.7 million in the three months …

Hedge Fund Managers Benefit from Fee-Paying Reinsurer Units

Stock pops or stock drops, there’s always been at least one winner when it comes to Daniel Loeb’s reinsurance company: Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund. Loeb’s Bermuda-based Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. paid $98.8 million since 2013 to the entities that manage …