Ironshore Canada Launches PL Coverage for Private Equity Risks November 27, 2013 IronPro, the professional and management liability unit of Ironshore Canada Ltd., has introduced a professional liability policy for Canadian-based private...
Genstar In Hunt for Another Confie-like Brokerage November 14, 2012 By Don Jergler Now that it has sold its equity stake in Hispanic-focused auto insurance broker Confie Seguros, Genstar Capital LLC appears to...
China Drafts Rules for Insurers to Raise Private Equity Stakes; Trade Derivatives July 24, 2012 By Clare Baldwin and Samuel Shen China plans to double the amount insurers can invest in private equity and allow them to trade financial derivatives both...
UK Auto Insurer Direct Line in Play as Private Equity Groups Circle July 16, 2012 By Greg Roumeliotis and Neil Maidment Direct Line, the UK’s largest motor [auto] insurer run by government-owned Royal Bank of Scotland, is a takeover target for...
Southport Lane to Acquire Dallas National Insurance Co. May 31, 2012 Southport Lane, a New York-based private equity firm, through its subsidiary Lonestar Holdco LLC, will acquire Dallas National Insurance Co.,...
OPIC Offers New Political Risk Insurance December 19, 2011 The Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) has arranged new political risk insurance for private equity fund investments in emerging markets....
Private Equity Firm Buys Controlling Stake in Virginia’s Hilb Group June 9, 2011 A New York private investment firm has taken a controlling interest in Virginia-based insurance broker, The Hilb Group. BHMS Investments...