Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced it has made a significant strategic investment in Sutton Special Risk Inc. Financial details of the deal were not released. Toronto-based Sutton is a managing general underwriter (MGU), specializing in accident …
Brit Ltd. announced it is partnering with Schillings Critical Risk to create a comprehensive kidnap-for-ransom offering. Extortion and kidnap for ransom are extreme and endemic risks for individuals and businesses operating in many countries around the world, said Brit, noting …
Brit Ltd., the specialty insurer and reinsurer, announce the launch of Sussex Capital UK PCC Ltd., a new multi-arrangement insurance special purpose vehicle (MISPV). Sussex Capital UK is the first transformer vehicle to be given permission by the Prudential Regulation …
Brit Ltd. announced that Mark Cloutier will step down from his role as executive chairman of Brit in December 2018. Following his departure, Cloutier will take up a role with an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC, working as a …
London-based Brit Ltd. has renewed and expanded the collateralized reinsurance capacity provided by its Bermuda domiciled sidecar, Versutus Ltd., in support of Brit’s property catastrophe portfolio for 2018. Marking the fourth annual renewal and continued expansion of this vehicle, Versutus …
Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, has launched a Bermuda-domiciled collateralized reinsurance platform, Sussex Capital. Sussex Capital, through Sussex Re, a newly established Bermuda-domiciled special purpose insurer, will write direct collateralized reinsurance while also providing collateralized reinsurance to …
Brit Ltd. announced it is relocating its Gibraltar-based reinsurer, Brit Insurance (Gibraltar) PCC Ltd., to Bermuda. The process is expected to be completed by the end of the year, following which Brit Insurance (Gibraltar) will be renamed Brit Reinsurance (Bermuda) …
Brit Ltd. announced that insurance industry veteran, Scott Brock, has joined as president of newly formed specialty platform Scion Underwriting Managers. In this role, Brock will be responsible for building and managing the operations of Scion, which will partner with …
Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer, announced the launch of a new Lloyd’s consortium for yachts, called the Lutine Yacht Consortium. The consortium has a capacity of $250 million, offering 100 percent Lloyd’s security to insure motor and sailing vessels …
Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer, announced the appointment of Matthew Wilson as group chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Upon Wilson’s appointment, which is subject to regulatory approval, Mark Cloutier, the current group CEO, will become executive chairman …
