run off reinsurance News

Run-Off Specialist Premia Acquires Navigators Holdings (Europe) from The Hartford

Bermuda-based reinsurance run-off specialist Premia Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the acquisition from Hartford Financial Services of Navigators Holdings (Europe) NV and its subsidiaries, which include property/casualty insurer Assurances Continentales NV (known as ASCO), located in Belgium, and its …

Premia Holdings Expands Reinsurance Capacity with Formation of Elevation Re

Premia Holdings Ltd. announced the formation of Elevation Re (SPC) Ltd., a sidecar vehicle which will provide collateralized reinsurance support for Premia’s activities in the global P/C run-off market. This arrangement enables Premia to support run-off reinsurance opportunities with additional …

Legacy Reinsurer Premia Agrees to Buy Navigators Holdings (Europe) from The Hartford

Bermuda-based reinsurance run-off specialist Premia Holdings Ltd. has agreed to acquire Navigators Holdings (Europe) NV and its associated companies from The Hartford. Navigators’ associated companies are collectively referred to as ASCO and include Assurances Continentales – Continentale Verzekeringen NV of …

Run-Off Firm Catalina Raises $700M, Forms Shareholder Restructure with Apollo, RenRe

Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., a legacy runoff property and casualty re/insurance specialist, announced it has completed a US$700 million equity capital raise and concluded its shareholder restructuring after receiving regulatory approvals. As a result of this transaction, Apollo Global Management …

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 …

RenaissanceRe to Buy Minority Stake in Run-Off Firm Catalina Holdings

RenaissanceRe will pick up a minority stake in Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., a long-term manager of legacy runoff P/C insurance and reinsurance businesses. Neither side is disclosing financial terms. RenaissanceRe will pursue the investment through its subsidiary RenaissanceRe Ventures Ltd. …

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, …

Allianz Transfers $1.1B of Policy Obligations to Reinsurer Enstar, Limiting US Risks

Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, struck a deal to limit risks in the U.S. by transferring policy obligations to reinsurer Enstar Group Ltd. Enstar will assume net reinsurance reserves of about $1.1 billion and cover half of a book of …

Catalina Completes Marine Liabilities Reinsurance Deal with Delta Lloyd

Bermuda-based Catalina Holdings announced that, following receipt of regulatory approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), it has completed its reinsurance transaction with Delta Lloyd under which a portfolio of marine insurance liabilities in run off will be …