Publications

On July 29, 2024, ISO Student Health Insurance (“ISO”), a leading provider of international student health insurance, announced the sale of its business to NSM Insurance Group, a global specialty insurance provider.

On April 18, 2024, Applied Underwriters, Inc. (“Applied Underwriters”) announced the strategic sale of Centauri Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“Centauri”) to Lilypad Insurance Holdings Inc. (“Lilypad”). Centauri is a property and casualty insurance company licensed to serve policyholders in 10 states. Lilypad is a newly formed coastal risk specialty insurer and subsidiary of Arbol Inc., a global climate risk solutions provider.

On April 9, 2024, GeoVera Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (“GeoVera”), a leading provider of specialty property insurance focused on catastrophe-exposed properties in the earthquake and wind markets, announced the sale of its insurance carriers and MGA.

On February 1, 2024, risksmith Insurance Services (“risksmith”), a specialty MGA platform underwriting a broad offering of niche E&S insurance products, completed its sale to Amwins Group, Inc. (“Amwins”), the largest independent wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products in the U.S.

On November 14, 2023, Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. closed its $225m initial public offering of 15,000,000 Class B common shares at $15.00 per share. The offering consisted of 6,250,000 Class B common shares offered by Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. and 8,750,000 Class B common shares offered by certain current Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. shareholders. Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. started trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HG” with a market capitalization of ~$1.7bn.

On November 13, 2023, Old Republic International Corporation (“ORI”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its run-off mortgage insurance business to Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (“Arch”). ORI’s run-off mortgage insurance business is comprised of RMIC Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries. In the transaction, Arch U.S. MI Holdings will acquire all of the capital stock of RMIC Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries for an expected consideration of approximately $140 million.