AXIS Capital Holdings News

AXIS Said to Value PartnerRe Deal by Viewing Montpelier, Catlin Acquisitions

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., seeking to complete a merger with PartnerRe, is highlighting the prospects for growth of a combined company. AXIS projects the post-merger market valuation will reach a level akin to those of other insurers targeted in recent …

Italy’s EXOR to Consider Increasing $6.4B Offer for PartnerRe: Sources

Italy’s EXOR SpA will consider raising its $6.4 billion offer for reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd at a board meeting on Tuesday, two sources told Reuters. The Italian holding company, controlled by the Agnelli family, made its all-cash offer for PartnerRe in …

AXIS Capital Could Attract Offer From Arch Capital: Report

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. climbed in New York trading on Wednesday after “Insurance Insider” reported that the company, which has agreed to merge with PartnerRe Ltd., could draw a bid from Arch Capital Group Ltd. AXIS could attract an offer …

EXOR Bid for PartnerRe Still Has Legs as Shareholders Weigh Offers: Real M&A

PartnerRe Ltd. is betting the value of a merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. is worth more in the long run than an extra few dollars a share now. Shareholders may not agree. The Bermuda-based reinsurer on Monday chose a …

XL Looks to Illiquid Securities, Infrastructure to Boost Yields: McGavick

XL Group plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said the insurer is looking to illiquid securities and infrastructure investments to boost portfolio yields squeezed by interest rates that are near record lows. “We can get a little bit into the …

Updated: China’s Fosun to Buy Remaining Shares in Ironshore for $1.84B

Fosun International Ltd., the investment arm of China’s biggest closely held conglomerate, is planning a $1.84 billion merger with Ironshore Inc. after buying the shares it doesn’t already own in the Bermuda-based insurer. Fosun’s unit Mettlesome Investment 2 will combine …

AXIS Reports Q1 Operating Income of $136M on Low Catastrophe Losses

Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income available to common shareholders for the first quarter of 2015 of $156 million, or $1.54 per diluted common share, compared with $137 million, or $1.24 per diluted common share, for the first …

PartnerRe Ducks Questions in Call on EXOR’s $6.4 Billion Offer

PartnerRe Ltd., the reinsurer that agreed to combine with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., said it would refuse to answer questions on its first-quarter earnings call about the unsolicited $6.4 billion buyout offer from EXOR SpA. PartnerRe’s board is evaluating the …

EXOR Shuns Hedge Fund Strategy With $6.4 Billion Buyout Plan of PartnerRe

The Agnelli family’s EXOR SpA, known for investments in cars and soccer, is dismissing the prevailing reinsurance strategies as it seeks to push into the industry with a $6.4 billion takeover. EXOR is shunning the idea that it should take …

PartnerRe Investor Fund Describes EXOR Bid as ‘Much Superior’ to AXIS Deal

PartnerRe Ltd.’s second-biggest shareholder, Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC (FMA), said Exor SpA’s offer for the Bermuda-based reinsurer was “much superior” to a deal with Axis Capital Holdings Ltd that was already on the table. FMA’s CEO Peter Langerman said his …