Fairfax Financial Holdings News

Fairfax Financial’s Ratings Unaffected by Move to Buy Gulf Insurance Group: DBRS

Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.’s ratings are unaffected following last week’s announcement it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an additional 46.32% of Gulf Insurance Group (GIG) from Kuwait Projects Co. (KIPCO), according to DBRS Morningstar, which has …

India’s Digit Insurance to Refile Papers for $440M IPO After Regulator Raises Concerns

Digit Insurance will refile papers for its $440 million initial public offering (IPO), the company told Reuters on Tuesday, after India’s market regulator raised certain compliance issues with employee stock plans in a private letter. It is the second such …

Amynta Group to Acquire Brit’s MGU Ambridge Group for $400M, Forms Capacity Deal

Brit Ltd.’s managing general underwriter, Ambridge Group, will be acquired by Amynta Group for $400 million. In addition, a multi-year strategic partnership has been formed in which Brit (a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.) will be a significant capacity …

India Regulator to Restart Review Process for IPO of Fairfax’s Digit Insurance: Sources

India’s markets regulator will restart a review of a $440 million initial public offering of Digit Insurance after the company resolved certain compliance issues that had led to the regulator putting the process on hold, two sources told Reuters on …

Fairfax-Backed Digit Insurance’s IPO Put on Hold by Indian Watchdog

Digit Insurance, a company backed by Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Group, has had a planned initial public offering (IPO) put on hold, a Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulatory document showed on Tuesday. The IPO has been …

S&P Upgrades Fairfax Operating Subsidiaries to ‘A’; Outlook Stable

S&P Global Ratings raised the financial strength ratings on the core insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. to “A” from “A-” with a stable outlook. The rating agency also raised its long-term issuer credit rating on the …

Fairfax-Backed Digit Insurance Targets $5B in India IPO Valuation: Sources

India’s Digit Insurance, backed by Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Group, is considering raising about $500 million in an initial public offering at a valuation of $4.5 billion to $5 billion, three people aware of the matter told Reuters. Founded …

People Moves: Fairfax Financial Promotes Clarke to President; AXA XL Names Lee as Head of Claims, Canada; Zurich’s Price Joins SiriusPoint as Head of Travel A&H

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Fairfax Financial Holdings, AXA XL and SiriusPoint Ltd. A summary of these new hires follows here. Fairfax Financial Holdings Promotes Clarke to President Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has appointed Peter Clarke …

Fairfax Completes Sale of Stake in Subsidiary Odyssey Group for US$900M

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. announced the completion of the previously announced sale of a minority stake in Fairfax’s subsidiary, Odyssey Group Holdings for an aggregate cash price of US$900 million. An affiliate of CPPIB Credit Investments Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary …

Fairfax Commits $5 Million for COVID-19 Relief in India

Fairfax Financial Holdings announced that it has made a commitment of US$5 million (approximately INR 37 crore) to fund initiatives to assist India with the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and the country’s urgent needs around the pandemic. The contribution …