Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan News

Nephila Capital’s New Syndicate 2358 Funded by Lloyd’s-Sponsored Investment Vehicle

Nephila, the Bermuda-based insurance-linked securities manager, has funded its newly launched Syndicate 2358, with capital provided through London Bridge Risk PCC (LBR PCC), a Lloyd’s-sponsored protected cell company. The new transaction provides reinsurance capital from a diverse group of investors, …

Canada’s Constellation Insurance to Acquire Ohio National for $1 Billion

Canada’s Constellation Insurance Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire Cincinnati-based life and disability insurer Ohio National Mutual Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Ohio National Financial Services, Inc. for a total consideration of US$1 billion. The $1 billion figure …

Start-Up Constellation Holdings Has $500M from Canadian Investors to Invest in Insurers

Constellation Insurance Holdings, founded by industry veteran Anurag Chandra, former CEO of Prosperity Life Insurance Group, has partnered with Canadian institutional investors, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, raising US$500 million in initial …

AmTrust Buys ANV Holdings for $203M – More Than Doubling Its Lloyd’s Presence

AmTrust Financial Services Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of ANV Holdings B.V. and its affiliates from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan for approximately $203 million in cash. During the last 12 months ending September 30, 2016, ANV’s three managed …

AmTrust Seeks to Boost Lloyd’s Presence with Purchase of Specialty Insurer ANV

AmTrust Financial Services said it has agreed to buy specialty insurance company ANV Holdings B.V. and its Lloyd’s affiliates for $218.7 million in cash. The seller is the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. As part of the acquisition deal, AmTrust said …

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Lead ANV Investor) Assesses ‘Brexit’ Effect

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, one of the biggest investors in British infrastructure, said it is assessing daily the risk that Britain will leave the European Union and is considering hedging the currency risk on its investments. Ontario Teachers’, Canada’s …

Fairfield Steps Down as ANV CEO, Board Member

ANV Holdings BV, the Dutch headquartered global specialty insurance group, has confirmed that the company’s founder, R. Matthew Fairfield is stepping down effective immediately as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board for personal reasons. …

Hopper Appointed Head of Energy for ANV Syndicate 1861

ANV Holdings BV, the Dutch headquartered specialty insurance business, has appointed John Hopper as head of energy to lead its energy underwriting team within ANV Syndicate 1861. Hopper comes to ANV after being a leading member of the offshore energy …

Catalina Receives New Equity Commitment from Managed Funds

Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd, a long term consolidator in the non-life run-off sector, announced that funds and other entities “managed or advised by Apollo Global Management, and/or its subsidiaries (collectively, ‘Apollo’) have agreed to acquire, via a newly formed entity, …