Greenlight Re News

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, …

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 …

Third Point Re Reports 2015 Net Loss of $87.4M on Poor Investment Returns

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., which counts on Dan Loeb to oversee investments, swung to a profit in the fourth-quarter as the hedge fund manager’s results improved before a January slump. Net income was $42.2 million, or 39 cents a share, …

Paulson’s PaCRe Shuts Down After Investment Slump, Bermuda Tax Uncertainties

Billionaire John Paulson’s New York hedge fund firm has shut an operation in Bermuda that had been targeted by a Democratic lawmaker as a tax shelter. Paulson’s venture, a reinsurer named PaCRe Ltd., has stopped writing new coverage, and its …

Greenlight Re Posts Q3 Loss on Poor Investment and Underwriting Performance

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. posted its third-straight unprofitable quarter on losses in the investment portfolio overseen by hedge-fund manager David Einhorn. The net loss for the period ended Sept. 30 widened to $219.7 million, or $5.98 a share, from $51.8 …

Einhorn’s Greenlight Re May Gain $30.4M From China’s Currency Devaluation

With U.S. equities declining in the wake of China’s currency devaluation, hedge fund manager David Einhorn may be one of the few stock pickers to get a direct boost from the yuan’s sudden decline. Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., an insurer …

Greenlight Re Reports Q2 Net Loss of $39.6M on Investments, Legacy Business

Cayman Islands-based Greenlight Re reported a net loss of $39.6 million for the second quarter of 2015, compared to net income of $109.6 million for the same period in 2014. The net loss per share for the second quarter of …

Hedge Funds Targeted in Senator Wyden’s Reinsurance Tax Bill

The owners of hedge fund-backed reinsurers, including one tied to John Paulson, could have to pay more taxes or shift their focus under a bill introduced by Senator Ron Wyden to counter what he called abuses by offshore companies. “For …