June 2, 2017
Greenlight Capital Re tapped a veteran Bermuda reinsurance executive as its new chief executive officer. Simon Burton is slated to become CEO of the hedge fund/specialist reinsurer as of July 1, 2017 and will also serve on the board of …
December 20, 2016
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the Cayman Islands-based specialist property and casualty reinsurance company, announced that Barton Hedges will be stepping down as chief executive officer on March 31, 2017. Hedges will also step down from the company’s board of directors. …
November 4, 2016
Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd. has been seeking to improve underwriting results after months of losses. But it apparently hasn’t moved fast enough for A.M. Best, which slapped it with credit ratings downgrades. A.M. Best said it downgraded the financial strength rating …
August 5, 2016
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., the company that counts on hedge fund manager Dan Loeb to oversee investments, posted its biggest profit since 2013 as his portfolio rebounded. Second-quarter net income more than tripled to $53.4 million, or 51 cents a …
August 2, 2016
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the reinsurer that counts on hedge fund manager David Einhorn to oversee investments, posted its fifth loss in six quarters as the portfolio slumped. The second-quarter net loss widened to $63 million, or $1.69 a share, …
July 7, 2016
Hedge fund firms that set up reinsurance companies will struggle because too many rivals had the same idea and investment results have been disappointing, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings. Money managers entered the reinsurance business to gain …