Registration is Open! AIRROC is pleased to be planning our first in-person event since March 2020 -- from Sunday, October 17 through Tuesday October 19, 2021. The AIRROC Board of Directors looks forward to reuniting with our legacy colleagues. Our trusted event host for the past few years will again be The Westin Jersey City Newport, located at 479 Washington Boulevard in … [Read more...] about AIRROC Returns to Jersey City for the 17th Annual NJ Legacy Transactions and Networking Forum
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AXA to sell its insurance operations in Singapore for USD 0.6 billion
AXA announced today that it has entered into an agreement with HSBC* to sell AXA Insurance Pte Ltd (“AXA Singapore”). Under the terms of the agreement, AXA will sell AXA Singapore for a total cash consideration of USD 575 million (or Euro 487 million*). The transaction is estimated to result in a negative net income impact of ca. Euro 160 million in AXA Group’ s FY21 … [Read more...] about AXA to sell its insurance operations in Singapore for USD 0.6 billion
DARAG announces Loss Portfolio Agreement with Insr Norway
DARAG Group (“DARAG”), a leading legacy acquirer, today announces that following a competitive process, its German insurance carrier DARAG Deutschland AG has signed a Loss Portfolio Transfer (“LPT”) followed by a Portfolio Transfer (“PTA”) with Insr Insurance Group ASA (“Insr”), an insurance group listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (“OSE”) All of Insr’s remaining insurance … [Read more...] about DARAG announces Loss Portfolio Agreement with Insr Norway
Enstar Completes Transaction with ProSight
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ: ESGR) announced today that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has completed a transaction with ProSight Global, Inc. (“ProSight”) to provide reinsurance relating to 2019 and prior year business. The reinsurance comprises a ground up loss portfolio transfer of ProSight’s discontinued workers’ … [Read more...] about Enstar Completes Transaction with ProSight
Divided We Stand
American states have risen to the challenge. Faced with a decided advantage that re/insurers have to shed books of business under Part VII of the UK’s Financial Services and Markets Act, and responding to requests by US re/insurers for a similar mechanism, the American states have enacted a variety of legislative approaches to enable such transactions in the US. The two … [Read more...] about Divided We Stand
Arkansas Insurance Department Lauds New Insurance Business Transfer Law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Earlier this spring, Arkansas joined a handful of U.S. states in adopting the new insurance business transfer model called the Insurance Business Transfer (IBT) Act. The law provides insurance companies an organized and efficient process to transfer blocks of insurance business from any jurisdiction to another insurance company in Arkansas, benefiting … [Read more...] about Arkansas Insurance Department Lauds New Insurance Business Transfer Law
Using Predictive Analytics to Manage High Complexity Claims
During our first day together virtually, the AIRROC Summer Meeting attendees were treated to a presentation by Dan Link and Megan Nelson of third party administrator Gallagher Bassett (“GB”), moderated by Carolyn Fahey of AIRROC. The panel engaged in a dynamic discussion about how claim severity, particularly in areas like auto bodily injury claims, general liability and … [Read more...] about Using Predictive Analytics to Manage High Complexity Claims
Deal Climate: Runoff is Hot!
In the opening session of the 2021 Runoff Deal Market Forum, Laura Pearson, Liability Restructuring Manager, PwC UK and Linda Johnson, Head of Legacy Practice, TigerRisk Partners, described the sizzling hot runoff market. Their PowerPoint slides contain a wealth of information on the state of the market and the deals transacted in 2020 and the scorching hot trends in 2021. A … [Read more...] about Deal Climate: Runoff is Hot!
As the SPAC Market Cools, What Comes Next?
2020 was called the "Year of the SPAC" but 2021 is already on track to surpass it. At the Summer Membership Meeting, Jack Vales, Partner at Dentons, moderated a lively discussion covering all you need to know about the rapid rise of SPACs in the educational session entitled “SPAC-tacular Ascent: The Rise of SPACs.” Fellow Dentons partners Ilan Katz and Ira L. Kotel joined the … [Read more...] about As the SPAC Market Cools, What Comes Next?
Top 10 Issues for Effective Reservations of Rights Letters
The Keynote Speaker of the 2021 Summer Membership Meeting was Randy Maniloff. Randy is counsel at White and Williams LLP and the lawyer behind the well-known monthly newsletter “Coverage Opinions.” He presented on the Top 10 Issues for Effective Reservations of Rights Letters. Randy started the seminar highlighting the fact that insurance companies don’t provide enough … [Read more...] about Top 10 Issues for Effective Reservations of Rights Letters
The Scope of an Arbitration Panel’s Authority
Raymond Mastrangelo, a Partner with Mound Cotton Wollan Greengrass LLP, moderated a panel discussion with three of the insurance and reinsurance arbitration community’s most experienced and respected arbitrators: Susan Claflin, Claflin Consulting Services LLC, Ann Field, Senior Managing Director of Client Services, Aon, and Howard Page, HR Page Consulting LLP. The panel topic … [Read more...] about The Scope of an Arbitration Panel’s Authority
A Look at the Legal Landscape
The education sessions of the 2021 Summer Membership Meeting began with “A Look at the Legal Landscape” of COVID-19 Business Interruption (“BI”) claims, presented by John O’Bryan, Partner, Freeborn & Peters, Michael Merlo, Executive Vice President and Chief Counsel, Aon, and Kay E. Wilde, Director of Reinsurance Assumed Claims, Allstate Insurance Company. The panel treated … [Read more...] about A Look at the Legal Landscape
Under the Radar Potential Game Changers: Were you aware of these??
The second session of the 4th annual Runoff Deal Market Forum focused on some of the less obvious legal, regulatory and NAIC developments that will likely impact the runoff deal landscape. The esteemed panel included Mayer Brown partner Larry Hamilton who heads the firm’s US Insurance Regulatory & Enforcement group, James Mills, Vice President and Legal Counsel of Enstar … [Read more...] about Under the Radar Potential Game Changers: Were you aware of these??
Enstar Announces Two Transactions with Hillhouse
HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ: ESGR) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to repurchase an aggregate of 3,749,400 ordinary shares of Enstar held by funds managed by Hillhouse Group (“Hillhouse”) for a price of $234.52 per share, totaling $879.3 million in aggregate, a discount to book value. The shares … [Read more...] about Enstar Announces Two Transactions with Hillhouse
Insurance M&A deals reach $24.6B in first-half 2021
“The pace and magnitude of insurance dealmaking continued to accelerate in the first half of the year as sellers look to capitalize on the high valuations driven by strong demand for insurance businesses,” Mark Friedman, PwC insurance deals leader, said in a statement. (Photo: nespixt/Adobe Stock) Five megadeals in the first half of 2021 are just the beginning of what’s … [Read more...] about Insurance M&A deals reach $24.6B in first-half 2021
Completion of Four Portfolio Transfers
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd, (AIM-RQIH) (“R&Q”), the leading non-life global speciality insurance company focusing on Program Management and Legacy Insurance businesses, is pleased to announce the completion of the novation of four loss portfolio transfer agreements managed by Armour Risk Management Ltd previously in place between ILS P&C Re and … [Read more...] about Completion of Four Portfolio Transfers
Enstar Reinsures Hiscox Legacy Portfolio
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ: ESGR) announces today that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has completed a Loss Portfolio Transfer with Hiscox Ltd (“Hiscox”), pursuant to which Enstar’s Syndicate 2008 has reinsured a diversified portfolio of legacy insurance business underwritten by Hiscox Syndicate 3624, including the … [Read more...] about Enstar Reinsures Hiscox Legacy Portfolio
Reinsurance rate growth to boost run-off market: KBW
According to reports from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW), industry executives are optimistic about the prospects for the run-off reinsurance market, which they say should benefit from rising pricing trends. KBW recently hosted a series of meetings with Florida and Bermuda re/insurance executives about their outlook on various sectors of the market. One of the key … [Read more...] about Reinsurance rate growth to boost run-off market: KBW
Developments in Restructuring Plans and Cross-Class Cram Down: Virgin Active
The English High Court has sanctioned the restructuring plans proposed by the Virgin Active group following a hearing contested by a group of the gym chain's landlords. The decision represents the first use of the restructuring plan procedure, introduced during the summer of 2020, to restructure a lease portfolio, demonstrating the utility of the tool for debtors when … [Read more...] about Developments in Restructuring Plans and Cross-Class Cram Down: Virgin Active
NextGen Task Force Corner
The AIRROC NextGen Task Force continues to evolve in order to optimize operations and improved effectiveness. The Task Force was formed in early 2020 during a pivotal time where prolonged remote working arrangements were not anticipated. While the original committee structure was focused on translating the Task Force’s mission statement into actionable functional areas, the … [Read more...] about NextGen Task Force Corner
