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BB&T Corporation has sold Florida insurer American Coastal to management at US hurricane managing general underwriter (MGU) AmRisc.
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Endurance will maintain Montpelier Re's Blue Capital asset management platform after closing its $1.83bn acquisition of the Bermudian reinsurer, according to the company's chief financial officer Mike McGuire.
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Endurance CEO John Charman said the company's proposed $1.83bn acquisition of Montpelier Re would provide the company with a "natural introduction" to the business of managing capital for third-party investors.
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On 22 September 2014, the US Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gave notice that they intend to issue new regulations that would limit certain tax benefits many US corporations claimed were available from transactions in which they "inverted" or were taken over by a non-US corporation
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XL and Catlin have agreed on the reinsurance leadership structure following their merger, which will establish five regional CEOs all reporting to group reinsurance head Greg Hendrick
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Shareholders of Platinum Underwriters have today (27 February) overwhelmingly voted in favour of all proposals relating to the company's pending acquisition by RenaissanceRe.
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Standard & Poor's (S&P) believes that the recent string of mergers and acquisitions will not slow down falling rates or ease competitive pressures in the reinsurance industry
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Reinsurance brokers and carriers fear that the recent flurry of M&A activity in the sector may depress demand for cover.
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Montpelier Re wrote a third of its property cat premiums on a collateralised basis in 2014, as CEO Chris Harris revealed it had made some reductions to its cat portfolio in the January 2015 renewals
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Reinsurance brokers and carriers fear that the recent flurry of M&A activity in the sector may cause further reductions in demand
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Validus CEO Ed Noonan said that the Bermudian company was not under pressure to seek a transformational M&A deal following the slew of reinsurance transactions announced in recent months.
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Standard & Poor's (S&P) has placed PartnerRe and Axis on credit watch with negative implications due to the uncertainty that will surround the companies until their proposed merger is complete