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Third Point Re Shuns M&As Because Many Such ‘Marriages’ End in Divorce

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., co-founded by hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb, likened the risk of mergers and acquisitions to picking a spouse without being aware of how much can go wrong. “Just like marriage, in M&A the 20 percent that work …

Third Point Re’s Q2 Net Income Rises to $53.4M in Biggest Profit Since 2013

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., the company that counts on hedge fund manager Dan Loeb to oversee investments, posted its biggest profit since 2013 as his portfolio rebounded. Second-quarter net income more than tripled to $53.4 million, or 51 cents a …

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 Hedge Fund Lowers Fees for Third Point Re

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. won lower fees on investments overseen by Dan Loeb’s Third Point LLC, the hedge fund manager that helped start the Bermuda-based reinsurer. Third Point Re will pay a 1.5 percent annualized fee in addition to as …

PaCRe Exit Eased Tax Scrutiny on Offshore Reinsurers: Third Point Re CEO

Dan Loeb’s Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. said scrutiny of the industry’s offshore tax advantage has lessened after hedge fund manager John Paulson closed a venture that stood out as an ” outlier” for its aggressive use of strategies that were …

Hedge Funds Leery of Moves to Limit U.S. Reinsurance Tax Break

Dan Loeb’s reinsurer cited risks tied to regulation as the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden work to limit what the lawmaker called a “tax loophole” used by hedge fund managers to route investments abroad. Third Point Reinsurance …

Investors Now Betting Against Hedge Fund Reinsurers

The shorts are targeting one of Wall Street’s best known short sellers. Bearish investors have piled on bets against a reinsurer started by hedge fund manager David Einhorn as the company’s losses climbed. Short interest on Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., …

Third Point Re Picks Short Hills, N.J., as U.S. Subsidiary Location

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., the Bermuda-based company co-founded by hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb, has picked Short Hills, New Jersey, as the location for a new U.S. subsidiary. Shane Haverstick, senior vice president of operations, said he’s moving to the new …

Loeb’s Third Point Re Pushes into U.S. With Hires after Stock Fall

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., the Bermuda-based company co-founded by hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb, is expanding in the U.S. after underwriting losses fueled a stock slump. The reinsurer hired Tom Wafer and Jonathan Norton, formerly of Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd., to …