Enstar
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Enstar recorded $280mn of other income in Q1 2023 related to Enhanzed Re.
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The stable outlook on Cavello Bay mirrors S&P’s view of its parent.
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The legacy carrier cited the impact of its investment portfolio.
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Enstar acquired 637,640 shares of James River in Q4 last year valued at nearly $6mn.
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Insider Brockman will pick up the EU role on an interim basis.
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Ratings could be lowered by one notch depending on regulatory restrictions on cash flow from Bermuda operating entities to non-operating holding companies, the ratings agency said.
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The San Francisco-headquartered alternative asset manager has invested $183mn in the run-off firm.
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The legacy giant also disclosed a smaller buyback from Stone Point, with CEO Dominic Silvester also investing an additional $10mn.
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The seller is facing an uphill struggle convincing its legacy rivals that there is strategic value in the merger deal.
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The insurer has been working to build a reputation for favorable reserve development after past sins.
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During the period, the legacy business completed a $1.9bn LPT with QBE and a $245mn LPT with RACQ Insurance.
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The market has suffered from a glut of capital, and a number of structural features that make winning hard.
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The carrier attributed its results to strong investment returns.
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The deal includes a diversified book of international and NA financial lines, European and NA reinsurance portfolios, and several US discontinued programs.
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The Canadian pension fund will retain 9.4% of the carrier’s voting shares.
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In tandem, the company elevated David Ni as chief strategy officer, Paul Brockman as chief operating officer and Matthew Kirk as chief financial officer.
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Following the completion of this transaction, Enhanzed Re became a wholly owned subsidiary of the legacy carrier.
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2022 represented a period of bumper legacy deal-making for the legacy carrier.
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RACQ will cede net reserves of approximately A$360mn (~$247mn), and Enstar will provide around A$200mn (~$130mn) of cover in excess of the ceded reserves.
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The deal regards international and North America financial lines, European and North American reinsurance portfolios, and several US discontinued programs.
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Enstar is conducting due diligence around taking on the rest of the Argo back book.
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The share purchases take the founder’s stake in the legacy firm to $124mn.
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The carrier also reported run-off liability earnings of $109mn, or 3.7% in the third quarter of the year.
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The process has been narrowed, with parties including Catalina and Premia not going forward.
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Probitas CEO Ash Bathia praised Enstar for its “innovative and bespoke solution to meet our strategic objectives”.
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The transaction will eliminate Enstar’s direct exposure to cat business and boost its book value.
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With the addition of roughly 512,000 shares, Enstar’s interest in Argo was valued at ~$62.7mn at the end of June.
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The exec warned that there would be “more casualties” of underpricing in the legacy market.
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The carrier was pushed to a net loss of $493mn by mark-to-market losses in its investment portfolio in Q2.
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The outgoing exec will remain as a board member, while chief strategy officer David Ni will lead the company’s M&A strategy going forward.
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A strong long-term financial performance and reserve reductions drove the rating revision.
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The existing $770mn adverse development cover between the two parties has been absorbed as part of the deal.
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The legacy specialist has faced a downturn in profits following a bumper run of results through 2020 and 2021.
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The legacy carrier has made huge gains through its hedge fund strategy through 2020.
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The carrier was buoyed to a set of bumper earnings throughout 2020 following major investment returns.
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Since joining the company in 2003, Orla Gregory has held increasingly senior roles, rising to acting CFO in September.
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Enstar plans to use the offering's net proceeds to pay down outstanding debt, as well as finance acquisitions and working capital.
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The deal is the largest in Enstar’s history and sets Aspen up either for a sale to a strategic buyer or a return to the public markets.
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Investments in the InRe Fund suffered volatility, leading to net realized and unrealized losses of $285.2mn.
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Wolf will remain with the company to assist Gregory during a transition period lasting until September 30.
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The carrier reported book value per share up 8.3% over the first half of the year.
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The reinsurance contract indemnifies Intact against losses in excess of a £2.6bn retention on losses occurring before the end of 2020.
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The repurchase deal will see the 16.9% interest held by the Chinese firm bought back, boosting the firm's book value per share.
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The transfer, which includes most of the Hiscox USA surplus lines broker business, secures coverage of Hiscox reserves valued at $520mn.
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The result reflected a significant improvement on the prior-year quarter, when the investment book was hit by the pandemic.
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The legacy specialist advises shareholders to approve the “best practice” board change at the AGM in June.
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The legacy company chief will also receive a $20,000 monthly housing allowance as he relocates to Bermuda from the UK.
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The legacy carrier and Stone Point are to invest a combined $45mn in Richard Watson’s start-up.
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The carrier has posted strong profits over three consecutive quarters after Covid-19 hit the investment book in Q1.
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The two-layer arrangement includes a 10% retention and involves a premium of just under $1.4bn.
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The buyer will use the acquisition to expand Arena beyond Belgium and into other European markets.
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He has held a seat on the company’s board since 2017.
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Hessing joined the company in September to replace David Atkins, who had been with Enstar since 2003.
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The agreement follows a share-swap deal between the two companies.
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An unnamed investment manager posited a Watford bid worth about $21/share around four months before Arch’s eventual $35-per-share takeover agreement.
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The US carrier has offloaded a tranche of liability business written out of London.
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Both StarStone and Atrium make underwriting profits after losses a year earlier.
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The legacy carrier is the first to utilise a recently enacted framework in Oklahoma.
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Ron Bobman has reiterated his opposition to Watford Re’s management and fiercely criticised the deal.
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The would-be buyer presses for a non-disclosure agreement with the hedge fund reinsurer to allow due diligence to start.