legacy acquisition News

Legacy Acquirer R&Q Buys UK’s Nationale-Nederlanden Internationale Schadeverzekering

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of UK-based Nationale-Nederlanden Internationale Schadeverzekering SE (NNIS) from its owners NN Group. NNIS was transferred from the Netherlands to the UK in …

Legacy Acquirer DARAG Buys Italian Motor Business from DONAU Versicherung

Legacy Acquirer DARAG Group Ltd. announced it has agreed to purchase a portfolio of Italian non-life business, consisting primarily of motor third party liability from DONAU Versicherung AG. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject to approval by the …

Randall & Quilter to Acquire Coffey Group’s Irish Captive

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Western Captive Insurance Company Designated Activity Company (WCIC) from the Coffey Group of companies in Ireland. WCIC is Coffey’s Irish-domiciled captive insurance company. The …

Insurers Increasingly Seek Legacy Transfers to Shed Long-Tail Liabilities

Several recent reserve cover deals—including the single-largest reinsurance transaction on record—demonstrate a growing interest on the part of insurers to shed their long-tail liabilities. A sharp uptick in reserve disposals in 2017, bolstered by continued momentum in early 2018, indicate …

AXA Liabilities Managers Acquires Gothaer Re Run-Off Portfolio

Specialist run-off acquirer and manager AXA Liabilities Managers (AXA LM) has acquired the legacy assumed portfolio of Cologne-based Gothaer Finanzholding A.G., which is been in run-off since it ceased trading in 2004. The transaction was in the form of loss …

Legacy Acquirer DARAG Taps Booth from Randall & Quilter to Become Group CEO

DARAG, the Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced that Tom Booth has been appointed DARAG group CEO, effective July 23, to lead global expansion. Stuart Davies will remain executive chairman until the transition is complete and become non-executive chairman thereafter, working with …

Legacy Acquirer DARAG Forms Partnership with Asset Manager New Nordic Advisors

DARAG, the European legacy acquirer, and New Nordic Advisors, a London-headquartered investment management company, announced the formation of a strategic partnership. DARAG and New Nordic will join forces in a number of areas, including the provision of legacy, active business …

Legacy Acquirer DARAG Completes Purchase of Sweden’s IKANO Försäkring

DARAG Group Ltd., a leading European legacy acquirer, it has acquired IKANO Försäkring AB, the Sweden-based insurance company. The transaction provides the owner of the Swedish insurer with legal and economic finality in relation to all its insurance business and …

Run-Off Specialist Armour Group Acquires Gibraltar’s Elite Insurance

Run-off specialist Armour Group Ltd. has led a group of investors to acquire Gibraltar-based Elite Insurance Co. Ltd. (EIC) and its affiliate Elite Business Development Ltd. (EBD). The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Collectively, EIC & EBD …

Armour Raises $500 Million to Create Bermuda Reinsurer, Armour Group Ltd.

Armour, a Bermuda-based P/C run-off insurance business, announced it has raised up to $500 million to form a reinsurance group called Armour Group Ltd. The equity commitments were made in partnership with an investor group led by Aquiline Capital Partners, …