Archive

• Athene's reinsurance sidecar receives "A" rating

  10 October 2019

  Vehicle aims to deliver on-demand third-party equity capital to fund major deals

• Generali in pole position to acquire Tranquilidade

  01 July 2019

  Italian insurer reported to offer highest bidding for the Portuguese insurer

• Lloyd's unveils product innovation facility

  26 June 2019

  The facility will trial new types of insurance for complex and non-standard risks

• Athene sets up $4bn capital facility to pursue large deals

  08 May 2019

  Acquisitions, reinsurance and pension risk transfer deals on the cards for Bermudan annuity writer

• Apollo appoints Cloutier as Aspen CEO following acquisition

  18 February 2019

  Cloutier joins Aspen from UK insurer the Brit Group

• German life book consolidation: cultural shift needed

  18 October 2018

  Following the sale of Generali Leben to Viridium, the largest-ever transfer of a German life book, participants are hopeful it will convince doubtful minds and open the door to more deals. Christopher Cundy reports

• Aspen CEO to depart following Apollo takeover

  02 October 2018

  Chris O’Kane will step down from his position at the insurer after 16 years - with Brit Insurance CEO, Mark Cloutier, set to succeed him

• Axa's Christian Thimann joins Apollo-backed insurer

  11 June 2018

  Christian Thimann, a leading figure in several sustainable finance initiatives, has joined an insurer backed by private equity giant Apollo

• Hedge fund Elliott Management snaps up US life insurer

  14 March 2018

  Activist investor has teamed up with Wand Partners for Prosperity deal

• Standard Life Aberdeen's Indian JV discusses M&A with Munich Re

  21 February 2018

  HDFC Standard Life Insurance said to be targeting Apollo Munich Health Insurance