J.C. Flowers & Co. News

NSM Insurance Adds 3 Medical Stop Loss, Managed Care Specialty Firms

Pennsylvania-based insurance program specialist NSM Insurance Group has completed its acquisition of three businesses that specialize in the field of medical stop loss insurance and managed care insurance. The firms are Sequoia Reinsurance Services in Minnesota, and IOA Re’s two …

Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Ariel Re, Extends Quota Share Agreement

Ariel Re, the Bermuda-based reinsurer, together with Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, National Indemnity Co. (NICO), announced a further strategic alignment between the two companies. In separate transactions, NICO has invested in new Ariel Re Convertible Notes and has extended …

Private Equity Investors Pelican Ventures, J.C. Flowers Complete Ariel Re Deal

Private equity investors Pelican Ventures and J.C. Flowers & Co. have completed their acquisition of Ariel Re from Argo Group. Ariel Re underwrites a global portfolio of reinsurance products in Bermuda, London and Hong Kong through its Lloyd’s platform. Under …

Private Equity Investors Pelican Ventures, J.C. Flowers to Buy Ariel Re from Argo Group

Pelican Ventures and J.C. Flowers & Co., both private equity investors with significant insurance expertise, announced they have agreed to acquire reinsurance franchise Ariel Re from Argo Group for an undisclosed sum. Ariel Re is a global underwriter of property …

J.C. Flowers Considers Sale of Its French Loan Insurance Broker CEP

J.C. Flowers & Co, the U.S. investment and financial services-focused private equity firm, is reviving plans for a potential sale of its French loan insurance broker Financiere CEP, according to people familiar with the matter. The firm is considering various …

Private Equity Firm JC Flowers Kept Stake in Japan’s Shinsei Bank Too Long: Opinion

Japan’s banking sector has become a dead zone for private equity. Yet even then, the latest attempt by J. Christopher Flowers to sell Shinsei Bank Ltd. seems like a zombie franchise that has run a few episodes too long. Flowers …

J.C. Flowers Buys Lloyd’s Brokers SSL and Endeavour; Two Agree to Merge

Lloyd’s and independent specialist marine broker SSL Insurance Group has agreed to merge with fellow Lloyd’s broker and delegated authority specialist Endeavour Insurance Services. The deal will conclude with both companies being acquired by a fund advised by private investment …

Private Investment Firm, J.C. Flowers, Acquires UK General

J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, a New York-headquartered private investment firm that focuses on investing in the global financial services industry, announced it has acquired UK General Insurance Group Ltd. Completed on May 24, after receiving UK regulatory approval, the …

China’s Anbang Insurance Ups Offer for Starwood Hotels to $14B

China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co. has raised its offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. to almost $14 billion in its latest challenge to the U.S. hotel operator’s merger with Marriott International Inc. The bidding war for Starwood has …