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Onex Partners Completes Acquisition of R&Q’s Program Manager, Accredited

Accredited, the property/casualty program manager and subsidiary of R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd., announced the completion of its acquisition by Onex Partners, the Toronto-based private equity company. The sale of the unit comes on the heels of R&Q’s decision on June …

R&Q Files for Liquidation in Bermuda, Agrees to Sell Legacy Unit Inceptum

R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd. confirmed it filed on June 21 an application with the Bermuda Supreme Court to appoint provisional liquidators to oversee the liquidation and ultimately the winding up of the company. R&Q anticipated this process will result in …

R&Q to File for Liquidation in Bermuda, but Sale of Accredited Will Proceed

R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced it will file for a provisional liquidation in Bermuda – after it had it had exhausted strategic alternatives for a financial rescue. At the same time, R&Q said the proposed sale of 100% of its …

R&Q Warns Its Financial Stresses Could Hit Business Stability and Lead to Liquidation

R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd. warns it is facing growing financial difficulties, which could affect the “company’s stability as a business” and ultimately lead to liquidation. In a June 13 statement, R&Q acknowledges it has been struggling under the weight of …

R&Q to Sell Stake in Obra Joint Venture for $30M, Expects “Significant Pre-Tax Loss”

R&Q Insurance Holdings, (R&Q) the Bermuda-based non-life speciality insurer that focuses on program management and legacy insurance business, announced it has agreed to sell its stake in a joint venture with Obra Capital for $30 million. At the same time, …

PE Firm Cinven Eyes Sale of German Life Insurer Viridium: Sources

Cinven is considering a sale of German life insurer Viridium after another of its insurance investments in Europe, Eurovita, was hit by heavy customer outflows earlier in the year, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The private equity …

Legacy Acquisition Specialist RiverStone Int’l Acquires Catalina Insurance Ireland

RiverStone International, the London-based provider of legacy solutions in the Lloyd’s market, has signed an agreement with members of the Catalina Group to acquire Catalina Insurance Ireland, an Irish insurance company regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Financial details …

Prudential, Warburg Pincus Team Up to Back New Reinsurer

Prudential Financial Inc. and Warburg Pincus are among investors that contributed a combined $1 billion of equity to create a Bermuda-based reinsurer, Prismic Life Reinsurance Ltd. In its first deal, Prismic is taking on $10 billion of structured settlement annuity …

Legacy Acquistion Specialist Monument Re Explores Strategic Options: Sources

Monument Re, a buyer of European life insurance portfolios, is exploring strategic options after reporting a drop in its capital ratios last year, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Citigroup and Fenchurch Advisory are working with the company and …

SiriusPoint Completes $1.3B Reinsurance Loss Portfolio Transfer With Compre

SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based re/insurer, announced it has completed a ground-up loss portfolio transfer (LPT) of a portfolio of primarily reinsurance business with the legacy acquisition specialist Compre. This is the second LPT the companies have partnered on. Compre assumed …