Legacy
R&Q hints at weightier transactions
12 June 2013
Run-off-to-live firm Randall & Quilter (R&Q) has hinted that it has larger acquisitions in the pipeline, saying it is "well positioned" following a recent £24mn capital injection… Read more
The Insurance Insider IRLA Roundtable
11 June 2013
In April this year the London legacy market once again descended upon the coastal resort of Brighton for the annual Insurance & Reinsurance Legacy Association conference, and it proved to be a decidedly appropriate setting in all its nostalgic and fading opulence… Read more
Enstar’s evolution leaves run-off rivals puzzled
10 June 2013
Legacy acquisition and management firms are pondering the motivation behind run-off giant Enstar's decision to acquire Lloyd's managing agency Atrium for $263mn, a move that was first revealed by The Insurance Insider… Read more
R&Q agrees EUR0.5mn Finnish portfolio transfer
10 June 2013
London-listed Randall & Quilter (R&Q) has agreed on a portfolio transfer transaction with Finnish mutual non-life insurer Turva… Read more
Enstar confirms $263mn Atrium deal
5 June 2013
Bermudian run-off specialist Enstar has confirmed that it has entered into definitive agreements to buy Lloyd's managing agent Atrium Underwriting Group Limited and its Bermudian reinsurance affiliate Arden Re Limited… Read more
R&Q’s second French connection
5 June 2013
In Randall & Quilter (R&Q)'s first deal since a recent £25mn capital injection, the firm has agreed to buy La Réassurance Intercontinentale (La RI) from French-based insurer MMA IARD Assurances Mutuelles (MMA) for EUR1.5m… Read more
EUR100bn German-speaking run-off market continues to grow
5 June 2013
The vast run-off markets in German-speaking countries are set to expand further as more European (re)insurers focus on making efficient use of equity capital, according to a new Swiss study… Read more
Atrium deal confirms change of Enstar direction
5 June 2013
Goldman Sachs-backed Enstar is set to make its first acquisition of a "live" insurance business as it enters final talks to acquire the Lloyd's insurer Atrium from its consortium of private equity owners… Read more
Fairfax beats rivals in $306mn American Safety acquisition
3 June 2013
Fairfax Financial Holdings will acquire the in-play New York-listed insurer American Safety Insurance (ASI) for $306mn - a 22.1 percent premium to its pre-announcement share price… Read more
R&Q buys second run-off French insurer
3 June 2013
Randall & Quilter (R&Q) has bought La Réassurance Intercontinentale (La RI) from French-based insurer MMA IARD Assurances Mutuelles (MMA) for a consideration of EUR1.5mn, in the firm's first deal since a recent £25mn capital-raising exercise… Read more
Results: 737
Follow us:
