legacy acquisition News

Generali’s Plan to Shed $22B of Insurance Liabilities Complicated by Interest-Rate Surge

Assicurazioni Generali’s plans to shed up to 20 billion euros ($21.87 billion) of insurance liabilities are being hampered as a surge in interest rates has complicated talks with buyers, three people familiar with the matter said. The Italian insurer embarked …

R&Q Announces Capital Raise of $50M-$60M, Completes Reorganization

R&Q Insurance Holdings, (R&Q) the non-life speciality insurer that focuses on program management and legacy insurance business, announced a capital raise of $50 million to $60 million. In addition, it has completed a planned reorganization to separate Accredited (its program …

AM Best Places Ratings of R&Q and Subsidiaries Under Review with Neg. Implications

AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of R&Q Insurance Holdings’ three wholly owned program management subsidiaries: Accredited Surety and Casualty Co. …

R&Q Weighs Separation of Program Management and Legacy Insurance Businesses

R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd., the non-life global specialty insurance company that focuses on program management and legacy insurance businesses, announced that the board of R&Q is reviewing strategic options to separate these businesses. R&Q said its Program Management business, Accredited, …

QBE Insurance Announces $1.9 Billion Loss Portfolio Transfer With Enstar

QBE Insurance Group announced a reinsurance transaction with legacy acquisition specialist Enstar, designed to de-risk the group’s exposure to portfolio reserves totaling US$1.9 billion. “This portfolio includes reserves primarily relating to North America and international financial lines, discontinued programs and …

RiverStone Int’l Secures Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance to Support Growth at Lloyd’s

RiverStone International, the largest provider of legacy solutions in the Lloyd’s market, announced it has secured an innovative multi-year excess-of-loss corporate member reinsurance cover. The reinsurance has been put in place to support the underwriting of a series of new …

RiverStone Completes Reinsurance-to-Close with MS Amlin, Largest in Lloyd’s History

RiverStone International, a leading acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business, has completed an agreement with MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. to provide MS Amlin Syndicate 2001 with a reinsurance-to-close (RITC) of the 2018 and prior years of account. …

Sompo Int’l Completes Sale of Lloyd’s Run-off Business to Legacy Specialist RiverStone

Sompo International, the Bermuda-based provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, announced that it has completed the transfer of its Endurance at Lloyd’s (EAL) run-off business to RiverStone Holdings Ltd (RiverStone International), after receiving regulatory approval from the …

RiverStone Enters Loss Portfolio Transfer Reinsurance Agreement With AXIS Capital

RiverStone International, the Bermuda-based acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business, announced it has entered into loss portfolio transfer (LPT) reinsurance agreements with affiliates of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. The LPT agreements cover several of its professional lines …

Legacy Specialist Enstar Completes Loss Portfolio Transfer With Argo Group

Enstar Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based legacy acquisition specialist, announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has closed its loss portfolio transfer transaction with specialty insurance underwriter Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. to reinsure a number of its direct U.S. …