Ardonagh Reaches $14 Billion Valuation With Stone Point Investment December 18, 2024 By Leonard Kehnscherper Ardonagh Group has secured new investment from Stone Point Capital, almost doubling the valuation of the UK insurance broker to...
Private Equity Tie-Ups With Insurers Create Risks, BOE Says December 2, 2024 By Greg Ritchie, Laura Noonan and Leonard Kehnscherper Private equity’s advance into the insurance sector exacerbates the risk of “fire sales” that disrupt the functioning of financial markets,...
Private Equity’s Insurance Bets Raise Risks, BIS Researchers Say September 17, 2024 By Nicholas Comfort Private equity firms have changed the business models of life insurers they invest in, posing risks that are more likely...
Private Equity Firm Centerbridge Weighs Exit Options for £3 Billion Canopius at Lloyd’s July 29, 2024 By Swetha Gopinath and Dinesh Nair A consortium led by private equity firm Centerbridge Partners is exploring exit options including an initial public offering of Canopius...
BMS Agrees to Purchase UK Insurance Broker DR&P From Private Equity Firm Inflexion July 29, 2024 BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, has entered into an agreement to acquire David Roberts & Partners (DR&P)...
Fleming Files Lawsuit Against James River, Alleging Fraud During JRG Re Acquisition July 17, 2024 By L.S. Howard Fleming Intermediate Holdings filed a lawsuit against James River Group Holdings Ltd., alleging it had been defrauded during its $300...
Warburg, Temasek Buy Insurance Services Firm, Specialist Risk Group, in £1B Deal May 21, 2024 By Swetha Gopinath Warburg Pincus and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Pte agreed to acquire Specialist Risk Group Ltd., an independent insurance intermediary based in...
Fleming Acquires James River’s Casualty Reinsurance Business, Ending Legal Dispute April 19, 2024 By L.S. Howard James River Group Holdings Ltd. announced that Fleming Intermediate Holdings has completed the $277 million acquisition of James River’s casualty...
PE Firm Brera Partners Buys 70% of Shares in Italian Broker GBSAPRI Group April 3, 2024 Brera Partners, a Zurich-based private equity firm specializing in investments in the asset-light financial services sector, announced it has acquired...
Brookfield’s $200 Billion Credit Group Seeks to Lure Insurers April 1, 2024 Brookfield Asset Management’s newly formed credit arm will cater to its parent’s insurance business and will also pitch other insurers...