Warburg Pincus News

Insurance Broking Veterans, Led by McGill, Form Specialty Broker, McGill & Partners

Insurance broking veteran Steve McGill and a team of insurance industry veterans have partnered with Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm, to launch McGill & Partners, a new specialty risk solutions business. The broker will focus on strategic risk …

Warburg Pincus Makes Majority Investment in Canada’s SCM Insurance

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus made a majority investment in SCM Insurance Services, the privately owned Canadian insurance services provider said on Thursday. SCM did not disclose financial terms but said the investment would help grow its business in Canada …

Fairfax Plans to Sell 12.2% Stake in India’s ICICI Lombard

Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings plans to sell a 12.2 percent stake in its Indian joint venture insurer ICICI Lombard in a deal that will value the company at 203 billion rupees ($3.15 billion), the Indian company said on Saturday. Red …

Former Willis CEO Casserley Joins Warburg Pincus as Investment Advisor

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus said Dominic Casserley has joined the firm as a senior advisor in its Financial Services Group. Casserley formerly CEO of Willis Group Holdings, will help evaluate new investment opportunities in the financial services sector, including …

Warburg Seeks to Buy Minority Stake in India’s ICICI Lombard from Fairfax

Warburg Pincus is the frontrunner to acquire a minority stake in Indian insurer ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. from Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter. Toronto-based Fairfax, which owns 35 percent of ICICI …