Reinsurance
Zambian Reinsurer Prima Re Plans IPO
Prima Reinsurance Plc, a Zambian insurer, plans to raise about $4 million by the end of the year in the country's first initial public offering since 2008. The proceeds will go toward meeting higher ...
Loeb’s Third Point Re Increases IPO Target to $345 Million
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., which counts hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb as a founding shareholder, increased to $345 million the amount it is targeting in an initial public offering. The figure, ...Ex-Flagstone Exec Swayne Joins Nephila Capital Ltd
Nephila Capital announced yesterday that Guy Swayne, formerly of Flagstone Re, will be joining its global management team as a partner at the firm. Nephila is the largest institutional asset manager ...
Is My Data Safe On The RMS Cloud?
Two months after RMS announced the launch of RMS(one)—a cloud-based platform for catastrophe models, exposure measurement tools and related data—RMS's leader took to the blogosphere to address ...
Questions Arise Over SAC Reinsurance Unit As Hedge Fund Pleads Not Guilty
Billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund pleaded not guilty on Friday to insider trading charges in federal court, as questions also surfaced about the future of SAC Capital's Bermuda-based ...$60M New Jersey Insurer CAT Bond Placed By Towers Watson Capital Markets
Towers Watson Capital Markets announced Thursday that it recently arranged a private placement catastrophe bond, sponsored by New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group. The bond, Sullivan Re 2013-1, ...
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance for Ireland’s Health Claims May Save Taxpayers
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will reinsure about 700 million euros ($923 million) in claims for Ireland's state health insurer, which is seeking to stem losses and its burden on taxpayers ...
XL Group, Stone Point Capital Form Joint Investment Manager
XL Group and private equity firm Stone Point Capital LLC announced the formation of a new Bermuda-based company to act as an investment manager in insurance-linked securities and other reinsurance ...