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Arch Capital to Buy 29.5% Stake in French Credit Insurer Coface
Feb 25 2020 // Arch Capital Group Ltd. has entered into a share purchase agreement with Natixis regarding the acquisition of a 29.5% stake in Coface, a France-based trade credit insurer. The transaction will be completed at a price of...
MGA Incubator Castel Taps Carlos from Arch Insurance as Head of Specialty
Jan 17 2020 // Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd., the managing general agent and club-style MGA formation platform, has announced the appointment of Raoul Carlos as head of Specialty as it structures its underwriting cells and MGAs into...
Arch Capital Group Finalizes Acquisition of Barbican Group Holdings
Dec 2 2019 // Arch Capital Group Ltd. announced the completion of its previously disclosed acquisition of Barbican Group Holdings Ltd. (Barbican), including Barbican Managing Agency Ltd., Lloyd’s Syndicate 1955, Castel...
Arch Capital Group Expects 3rd Quarter Catastrophe Losses of Up to $75M
Oct 8 2019 // Arch Capital Group Ltd. announced it expects to report third quarter 2019 pre-tax catastrophe losses of approximately $65 million to $75 million, net of reinsurance recoveries and reinstatement premiums. These losses are...
Arch Insurance (UK) and Marsh Launch ‘Blue Vault,’ Insurance Cover for Digital Assets
Sep 19 2019 // Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd., in collaboration with Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the launch of Blue Vault, a new solution to provide insurance protection for the secure storage of digital asset...
Arch Insurance to Buy Coastal Commercial Property MGU Ventus Risk Management
Aug 19 2019 // Arch Insurance North America has agreed to acquire Ventus Risk Management, a technology and analytics-driven managing general underwriter that specializes in providing coastal commercial property insurance solutions to...
Arch Insurance Says Policy Doesn’t Cover USC’s $215M Sex Abuse Settlement
Aug 15 2019 // Arch Specialty Insurance Co. is arguing in a recently filed a lawsuit that it shouldn’t have to cover the University of Southern California’s $215 million settlement in a case in which the school’s...
Arch Capital to Acquire UK-Based Barbican Group Holdings
Jul 31 2019 // Arch Capital Group Ltd. has entered into an agreement to purchase Barbican Group Holdings Ltd. from funds managed by Carlson Capital, a U.S.-based alternative asset management firm, subject to regulatory approval. The...
Arch Insurance (UK) Launches Cyber Product for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
Apr 30 2019 // Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd., the London-based subsidiary of Arch Insurance International, is set to enter the cyber insurance market with a new product focused on the needs of small and medium enterprise (SME) clients and...
Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd. Acquires UK MGA Axiom Underwriting
Apr 3 2019 // Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd., part of Bermuda-based Arch Insurance International, has completed the acquisition of UK managing general agency Axiom Underwriting, having initially purchased a 60 percent share of the business in...
Arch Promotes Executives to Innovation, Mortgage Insurance Leadership Roles
Mar 4 2019 // Arch Capital Group Ltd. said it has made some strategic leadership changes affecting innovation and investment, and mortgage insurance. The Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer named Andrew Rippert as chief...
Arch Capital Group Names Englesbe as Chief Risk Officer
Feb 22 2019 // Arch Capital Group Ltd. announced that Janice Englesbe will join the company as senior vice president, chief risk officer (CRO) effective Feb. 25, 2019. Englesbe will be based in Arch’s Bermuda office and report to...
Arch Insurance Names Boquist EVP in Retail Energy in Texas
Jan 31 2019 // Arch Insurance North America has named Eric Boquist executive vice president, retail energy. Boquist is based in Houston, Texas and will lead a newly created business unit focused on providing admitted middle market...
Arch Capital Estimates Q4 2018 Catastrophe Losses Could Total $130M
Jan 11 2019 // Arch Capital Group Ltd. reported an estimated range of fourth quarter pre-tax losses of $110 million to $130 million from global natural catastrophes, including Hurricane Michael and California wildfires. These estimates...
Arch Insurance Europe Finalizes Purchase of Ardonagh’s UK Commercial Lines Business
Jan 3 2019 // Arch Insurance Europe has completed the acquisition of the UK commercial lines business owned by The Ardonagh Group and part of its Geo Underwriting operating segment. The acquired business, which generated more than £150...
Arch Capital Group Enters Agreement to Acquire New York’s McNeil & Co.
Nov 5 2018 // Arch Capital Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based provider of insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McNeil & Co., a nationwide provider of specialized risk management...
Arch Insurance Europe Buys Ardonagh Group’s UK Commercial Lines Business
Nov 1 2018 // Arch Insurance Europe has purchased the UK Commercial Lines business owned by The Ardonagh Group and part of its Geo Underwriting operating segment. The acquisition will give Arch a meaningful presence and an extended...
Arch Insurance Names Shulman CEO for North America; Other Leadership Changes
Oct 19 2018 // Arch Insurance announced that Matt Shulman will assume the newly created role of CEO, Arch Insurance North America, effective January 1, 2019. In this role, he will lead Arch Insurance’s operations in the United...
AIG’s Turpin Joins Arch Insurance as Head of U.S. Property
Sep 6 2018 // Valerie Turpin has joined Arch Insurance as executive vice president and Head of U.S. Property. She succeeds Michael Kmetz, who has taken a different role within the firm. In this position, Turpin will have oversight of...
Arch Capital to Open Headquarters in North Carolina
Aug 6 2018 // Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL), a globally diversified financial services group providing insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance, will open an operational hub in Raleigh, N.C., and create 365 new jobs over four...
