Hardy News

Travelers & Novae Join Lloyd’s Construction Consortium; Capacity Rises to $320M

Two insurers, Travelers and Novae, have joined the Construction Consortium at Lloyd’s to offer greatly increased underwriting capacity for the largest construction risks in the world across all major onshore construction and engineering risk categories. The consortium was launched in …

CNA Announces Approval from Hardy Shareholders for Acquisition

CNA Financial Corporation announced that Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited shareholders have voted to approve CNA’s proposed acquisition of Hardy, announced in March. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the second quarter, subject to regulatory approvals. CNA …

CNA Inks Deal to Acquire Hardy Underwriting for $227 Million

Chicago-based CNA Financial Corporation and Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited announced that they have agreed to terms on a cash acquisition by CNA of all of the common shares of Hardy. “The acquisition is to be implemented by way of a …

Beazley Confirms Interest in Acquiring Hardy Underwriting

In a brief statement, issued by its office in Dublin, Beazley plc confirmed that it is to undertake a strategic review of the business of Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited. The statement followed the announcement by the board of Hardy on …

Ratings Roundup: Syndicate 382/Hardy, Samsung Europe

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 382, which is managed by Hardy Underwriting Agencies (HUA). Best has also affirmed …