RiverStone Group News

London Run-off Specialist RiverStone Acquires 2 Cayman-Based Captives

Run-off specialist RiverStone Group, the London-based subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings, announced the acquisition of two Cayman-based captives: GMPCI Insurance Co. Ltd. (GMPCI) and Seaside Indemnity Alliance Company Ltd. Seaside was formed in 2013 for the purpose of assuming hospital …

Brexit Creates Opportunities for Specialist Legacy Acquisition Insurers

Britain’s impending departure from the European Union is creating expansion opportunities for specialist general insurers who buy and manage policies closed to new customers. Whether Britain leaves the European Union without a deal or under a so-called hard Brexit, British …

RiverStone Acquires New York’s Rockville Risk Management and ER Quinn Company

RiverStone has acquired Rockville Risk Management and ER Quinn Company (collectively, Rockville). Rockville is a New York-based, privately-owned third-party administrator and loss adjusting company that provides comprehensive claim services to insurers, syndicates, managing general agents, re-insurers and self-insureds. Following the …

Houston-Area Residents Sue Engineering Firm Over Harvey Flooding

Hundreds of residents in Fort Bend County, Texas, have sued an engineering company alleging that it was negligent in the design of a stormwater management system for a community that flooded during Hurricane Harvey. The lawsuit was filed recently against …

Fairfax Runoff Sub RiverStone to Acquire All Shares of Brit Insurance Ltd.

The Netherlands-based Brit Group and Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited have announced that RiverStone, Fairfax’ runoff subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with Brit to purchase all of the outstanding shares of UK-based Brit Insurance Limited (BIL), which wrote UK …