special purpose arrangement (SPA) News

Envelop Risk Launches Cyber Reinsurance Lloyd’s Vehicle With Managing Agent Apollo

Envelop Risk, the data-driven cyber re/insurance and analytics specialist, announced the launch of Envelop SPA 1925, a dedicated cyber reinsurance special purpose arrangement (SPA) at Lloyd’s, in partnership with managing agent Apollo. Through Apollo’s Strategic Partner Syndicates business and Apollo …

Probitas Ready to Launch Lloyd’s Special Purpose Arrangement for 2024 Year of Account

Lloyd’s syndicate Probitas 1492 announced that Lloyd’s has given formal approval for its special purpose arrangement (SPA), which will begin underwriting in the 2024 year of account. The SPA, called “AdA SPA 2024,” aims to develop a diverse portfolio of …

Lloyd’s Syndicate Probitas 1492 to Launch Special Purpose Arrangement in 2024

Lloyd’s syndicate Probitas 1492 has announced the launch of a special purpose arrangement (SPA) for the 2024 year of account (YOA), after receiving in-principle approval from Lloyd’s. The SPA, called “AdA SPA 2024,” is headed up by ex-Munich Re Syndicate …

Beazley’s Smart Tracker Syndicate 5623 Gets Lloyd’s ‘In Principle’ Approval

Beazley has been granted “in principle” approval from Lloyd’s to transition its Smart Tracker Special Purpose Arrangement (SPA) 5623 to a full syndicate with effect from the Jan. 1, 2023, subject to Lloyd’s agreement of the syndicate business plan and …

Private Equity Investors Pelican Ventures, J.C. Flowers Complete Ariel Re Deal

Private equity investors Pelican Ventures and J.C. Flowers & Co. have completed their acquisition of Ariel Re from Argo Group. Ariel Re underwrites a global portfolio of reinsurance products in Bermuda, London and Hong Kong through its Lloyd’s platform. Under …

Private Equity Investors Pelican Ventures, J.C. Flowers to Buy Ariel Re from Argo Group

Pelican Ventures and J.C. Flowers & Co., both private equity investors with significant insurance expertise, announced they have agreed to acquire reinsurance franchise Ariel Re from Argo Group for an undisclosed sum. Ariel Re is a global underwriter of property …

Lloyd’s Approves Dale Underwriting Partners’ Special Purpose Arrangement

Dale Underwriting Partners, managed by Lloyd’s third party managing agency Asta, announced that its special purpose arrangement (SPA) has received approval from Lloyd’s. The SPA will reinsure a portfolio of contingency and specialty property business, underwritten into Dale Syndicate 1729 …

Asta’s Agora Syndicate 3268 Gets Nod from Lloyd’s to Underwrite in January 2018

Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced that Agora Syndicate 3268 has received approval from Lloyd’s to commence underwriting business attaching on or after Jan. 1, 2018. Agora Syndicate 3268 will be managed by Asta and is privately capitalized …

Dale Underwriting Gets Lloyd’s Approval to Set Up Special Purpose Arrangement

Dale Underwriting Partners, managed by Lloyd’s third party managing agency Asta, announced it has been granted “in principle” approval by the Lloyd’s Franchise Board to establish a special purpose arrangement (SPA). The SPA will support a portfolio of contingency and …

Skuld’s Special Purpose Arrangement, Agora, Completes Senior Team

Skuld announced the completion of the senior team at Agora, the special purpose arrangement (SPA) of Skuld Syndicate 1897, specializing in the property direct & facultative (D&F) and treaty markets. The SPA started trading in January 2016. “Agora, led by …