legacy acquisition News

As Legacy Acquisitions Boom, What Will Happen to Deal Pricing?

Activity in the legacy insurance market has boomed. However, as capital pours in, perhaps it is best to understand how pricing will develop in the space and whether increased capital will drive price deterioration. For a start, it is widely …

DARAG Buys Zurich’s German Architects & Engineers Professional Indemnity Portfolio

DARAG Group Ltd., the Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced it has reached an agreement with Zurich Insurance plc to acquire Zurich’s German architects and engineers (A&E) professional indemnity insurance portfolio. The transaction is subject to relevant regulatory and court approvals, in …

Legacy Acquirer DARAG Signs Portfolio Transfer Agreement with Germany’s SOVAG

DARAG Group Ltd., the Malta-based legacy acquisition firm, announced it has signed a portfolio transfer agreement with German re/insurer Schwarzmeer und Ostsee Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft (SOVAG). The legacy portfolio will be transferred to DARAG’s German risk carrier, DARAG Deutsche Versicherungs- und Ruckversicherungs …

Legacy Acquisition Firm DARAG Buys UK Insurer, The Underwriter

DARAG Group Ltd., a Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced the acquisition of The Underwriter Insurance Co. Ltd., a UK-based insurer in run-off. The transaction will be completed through DARAG Deutsche Versicherungs-und Ruckversicherungs-AG, DARAG’s German carrier. The acquisition is subject to regulatory …

Legacy Acquirer DARAG Purchases Book of Run-Off Business from UK’s One Re

DARAG Group Ltd., the Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced it has entered into agreement to buy a book of run-off business from One Re Ltd., a London-based non-life reinsurance company. The transaction will be conducted through DARAG’s German risk carrier, DARAG …

DARAG Enters Retrospective Quota Share Reinsurance Deal with Norway’s Protector

DARAG Group Ltd., the Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced it has entered into a retrospective quota share reinsurance agreement with Protector Forsikring, the Norwegian insurance company. DARAG’s German risk carrier, DARAG Deutsche Versicherungs-und Ruckversicherungs-AG, is the vehicle for the transaction, which …

Legacy Acquisition Firm Randall & Quilter to Buy Bermuda’s Sandell Holdings

Legacy acquisition specialist Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Randall & Quilter II Holdings Ltd., has signed an agreement to acquire, subject to regulatory approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority, the entire issued share …

Legacy Specialist Compre Completes 3 Run-Off Acquisitions

Compre, the London-based independent re/insurance legacy specialist, announced it has signed three transactions involving Basler Versicherung AG (Baloise), Helvetia Swiss Insurance Co. Ltd. (Helvetia), and an undisclosed European insurance group. Compre has acquired each company’s share of the Gibbon Pools, …

Generali to Sell Life Run-Off Portfolio of UK Branch to Reinsurance Group of America

Generali has signed an agreement to sell the life run-off portfolio of its UK Branch to a subsidiary of Reinsurance Group of America Inc., the St. Louis, Mo.-based life and health reinsurance company. The run-off portfolio, which consists of mainly …

Legacy Acquirer DARAG Completes Purchase of DONAU Versicherung’s Italian Portfolio

DARAG Group Ltd., the Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced it has completed the acquisition of the Italian non-life portfolio of DONAU Versicherung AG after receiving approval from Austrian and Italian regulators. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.The deal was …