Argo to receive total cash proceeds of approximately $125 million. Transaction will simplify corporate structure and drive greater efficiencies with increased focus on core U.S. businesses. Transaction expected to close in first half of 2023. HAMILTON, Bermuda – September 8, 2022 – Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO) (“Argo” or “the company”) today … [Read more...] about Argo Group Announces Sale of Lloyd’s Syndicate 1200 to Westfield
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Run-off Specialist Premia Completes Loss Portfolio
Premia Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based run-off specialist, announced that Premia Syndicate 1884 has entered into a loss portfolio transfer agreement with Hiscox Syndicate 33. The portfolio consists of a diverse mix of business underwritten by Syndicate 33 during years of account 1993 to 2018. Financial details of the transaction, which is retroactively effective to Jan. … [Read more...] about Run-off Specialist Premia Completes Loss Portfolio
New York Department of Financial Services Looks to Raise the Floor — Again — on Cybersecurity Regulation
Already considered among the most rigorous cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies, the existing New York Department of Financial Services (“NY DFS”) Cybersecurity Regulation (the “Regulation”) set the standard for a scalable and prescriptive framework for cybersecurity. Its provisions inspired the various state insurance data security requirements of other … [Read more...] about New York Department of Financial Services Looks to Raise the Floor — Again — on Cybersecurity Regulation
Meet Our Newest Corporate Partner
AIRROC extends a warm welcome to our new Corporate Partner Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLC. We are delighted to have Eversheds Sutherland join the AIRROC community and look forward to collaborating with them. Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest … [Read more...] about Meet Our Newest Corporate Partner
DARAG acquires North American captive insurance company for $30mn
Legacy acquirer, DARAG Group concluded a new agreement with an undisclosed captive insurance company, with a transaction value of approximately $30 million. The transaction, written into DARAG Bermuda, allows the original insurer full legal finality, with DARAG facing the original fronting insurer. Its structure was a novation of its 03-06 and 15/16 policy years with … [Read more...] about DARAG acquires North American captive insurance company for $30mn
