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Aurigen Capital, the Bermuda-based insurance holding company with a focus on the reinsurance of life insurance policies, is looking to complete an initial public offering (IPO) in Canada. 8 April 2014
Insurance
US financial services company Genworth Financial has unveiled plans to sell as much as 40 percent of its Australian insurance business through an initial public offering (IPO). 8 April 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
Underwriting discipline could nosedive as levels of alternative capacity intensify, according to a report by rating agency AM Best. 7 April 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
The recently closed $245 million catastrophe bond issued by Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance could prompt other big Japanese insurers to also tap the insurance linked securities (ILS) markets as an alternative means of risk transfer. 4 April 2014
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Transatlantic Reinsurance’s exceptionally good 2013 results, in which its earnings reached a near historic high, contributed to the outlook on its single-A financial strength rating from AM Best being revised to positive from stable. 3 April 2014
News
AM Best has downgraded the financial strength rating of the captive used by Transpower New Zealand, the state-owned, sole operator of New Zealand’s electricity grid. 3 April 2014
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Watford Re, the Bermuda-based reinsurance start-up managed by Arch Underwriters and Highbridge Principal Strategies, has raised $1.13 billion. The firm also recently secured a rating of A- from AM Best. 1 April 2014
Insurance
The insurance financial strength ratings of Spanish re/insurer Mapfre and its subsidiaries have been upgraded by Fitch Ratings largely on the basis of a stabilisation of Spain's operating environment. 1 April 2014
Insurance
PartnerRe Wholesale, a new division of global reinsurer PartnerRe, has entered into partnership with specialist Italian insurer AEC Wholesale Group. 1 April 2014
Insurance
OIL Insurance, the Bermuda-based mutual that provides a mixture of coverages for 56 members mainly from the energy sector, has reported stable results in 2013 and voted to return some $300 million to its members in the form of a dividend. 1 April 2014
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