Arch Reinsurance News

People Moves: Arch Reinsurance Promotes 3 Senior Leaders: Halgan, Hardy Pickering and Pun; DUAL France Taps Déal From Everest as Managing Director

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Reinsurance and DUAL France. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Reinsurance Promotes 3 Senior Leaders: Halgan, Hardy Pickering and Pun Arch Reinsurance Group announced the promotions of …

People Moves: Starr Names Chen CEO of Starr Singapore; Arch Re Announces 4 Executive Promotions; Fidelis MGU Boosts Underwriting Team With 6 Promotions

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Starr Insurance, Arch Reinsurance and Fidelis MGU. A summary of these new hires follows here. Starr Names Chen CEO of Starr Singapore Starr Insurance announced that Sean Chen, a 14-year member …

Arch Reinsurance to Acquire UK’s Somerset Bridge Group

Arch Reinsurance Ltd., a subsidiary of Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced it plans to acquire Somerset Bridge Group Ltd., Southern Rock Holdings Ltd. and Somerset affiliates, subject to regulatory approval. The proposed acquisition will include Somerset’s motor managing general agent, …

Arch Re to Buy Majority Stake in Australia’s Precision Marketing Asia Pacific

Arch Reinsurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced it has entered into an agreement in principle to obtain a majority stake in Precision Marketing Asia Pacific (PMAP), subject to regulatory and other approvals. PMAP is …

Arch Re to Buy Aspen Re’s Global Credit and Surety Reinsurance Business

Arch Reinsurance, a subsidiary of Arch Capital Group Ltd., is acquiring Aspen Reinsurance’s global credit and surety reinsurance business after Aspen Re decided to exit the line. In addition to the renewal rights on the portfolio, Arch and Aspen have …

Arch Re Turns Over Discontinued Operations Runoff to Catalina General

Arch Reinsurance Ltd. said that its runoff liabilities from some discontinued operations will now be handled by Catalina General Insurance Ltd. The reinsurance transaction specifically involves some discontinued U.S. specialty casualty exposures and other discontinued U.S. standard programs business. Why …

Arch Re Launches Gulf Underwriting Entity to Supplement Gulf Re’s Role

Arch Reinsurance Ltd. has created an entity to handle its underwriting in the Gulf region and eventually replace the role Gulf Re plays in its business there, a few years after it fully acquired the struggling reinsurer for this purpose. …

Arch Reinsurance Completes Acquisition of Dubai’s Gulf Re

Bermuda-based Arch Reinsurance Ltd., a member of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has completed the acquisition of Gulf Reinsurance Ltd. Gulf Re, a specialty reinsurer based in the Dubai International Financial Centre, was founded jointly by Arch and the Gulf Investment …

Arch Reinsurance to Provide Additional Strategic Support for Gulf Re

Arch Reinsurance Ltd. has announced a number of strategic initiatives to provide additional support to Gulf Reinsurance Ltd., a specialty reinsurer based in the Dubai International Financial Centre, founded jointly by Arch and Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) in 2008. Arch …

Reinsurer Arch to Help Freddie Mac Cover Mortgage Losses

Freddie Mac bought insurance covering a portion of losses on a pool of home loans from Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s Arch Reinsurance Ltd. unit, expanding risk- sharing efforts by the government-backed company. The policy will cover as much as $77.4 …