Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Catalina Holdings Irish Sub to Take Over Quinn insurance Liabilities



Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. announced that it has entered into an agreement thru its subsidiary corporation Catalina insurance eire restricted, with Quinn insurance constrained (underneath administration) for the portfolio switch of legacy insurance liabilities. Catalina eire is domiciled in eire and controlled by way of the relevant financial institution of eire.
The announcement signals the stop of one in every of the biggest casualties (and maximum excessive profile dramas) of the economic crisis in ireland, the fall apart of Quinn insurance. The enterprise became ordered into administration, a shape of financial ruin protection in Marsh 2010.
below the modern-day settlement “a portfolio of uk and ecu insurance liabilities in run-off could be transferred to Catalina eire,” said the assertion. “The difficulty portfolio had gross and net insurance liabilities of €463 million and €461 million [$549 million and $547 million], respectively, as at September 30, 2014.
“The portfolio transfer could be problem to regulatory approval in eire and the approval of the high court docket of eire. As part of the transfer technique, Catalina will inject required capital into Catalina ireland. The portfolio switch system is expected to complete at some point of the second one half of of 2015.
“total belongings of Catalina pro forma for this transaction may be in extra of $3.three billion.”
Catalina’s Chairman and CEO Chris Fagan commented: “This transaction with Quinn coverage which follows our agreement in 2014 with Delta Lloyd to reinsure over $2 hundred million of legacy liabilities, demonstrates the developing value of Catalina’s platform in providing solutions for legacy liabilities throughout Europe.
“collectively with our acquisition of Glacier Re in 2010, Catalina has now obtained over $1.1billion of ecu run-off liabilities. We stay assured about our potential to help insurance and reinsurance groups dispose of non-center legacy liabilities across Europe inside the destiny.”

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