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Arch Announces Closing Of Secondary Offering

Arch Announces Closing Of Secondary Offering

Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. [ACGL] announced that an underwritten public secondary offering of 6,381,410 common shares by certain selling shareholders affiliated with American International Group, Inc.  has closed. The public offering price is $92.50 per common share for an aggregate public offering price of $590,280,425. The underwriters... Read more of this article

Arch To Sponsor Island Games Golf Teams

Arch To Sponsor Island Games Golf Teams

The Bermuda Golf Association [BGA] announced that Arch Capital Group Ltd. will be the lead sponsor for the Bermuda men’s and ladies golf teams competing at the 2017 NatWest Island Games in Gotland, Sweden from June 24-30. Keen Ltd. and Red Laser Ltd. have also agreed to be supporting sponsors of Team Bermuda for the 2017 Games and the upcoming 2017/18... Read more of this article

Arch Capital Reports 2017 First Quarter Results

Arch Capital Reports 2017 First Quarter Results

Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. reportED that net income available to Arch common shareholders for the 2017 first quarter was $241.9 million, or $1.74 per share, compared to $149.3 million, or $1.20 per share, for the 2016 first quarter. The Company’s net income available to Arch common shareholders represented an annualized return on average... Read more of this article

Arch Re Form Arch Underwriters Gulf Limited

Arch Re Form Arch Underwriters Gulf Limited

Arch Reinsurance Ltd., Bermuda, announced the formation of Arch Underwriters [Gulf] Limited [AUGL] to be based in the Dubai International Financial Center [DIFC], UAE, subject to final approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority [DFSA]. AUGL will have underwriting authority for Arch Re, which holds a financial strength rating of ‘A+’ from... Read more of this article

Arch Capital Fourth Quarter Net Income: $62.4M

Arch Capital Fourth Quarter Net Income: $62.4M

Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. reports that net income available to Arch common shareholders for the 2016 fourth quarter was $62.4 million, or $0.50 per share, compared to $53.1 million, or $0.42 per share, for the 2015 fourth quarter. The Company’s net income available to Arch common shareholders represented an annualized return on average... Read more of this article

Arch To Sponsor BNT Children’s Nature Walk

Arch To Sponsor BNT Children’s Nature Walk

The Bermuda National Trust announced that Arch Capital Group has agreed to sponsor the Bermuda National Trust’s Children’s Nature Walk at Spittal Pond for the next three years. Arch’s decided to support the annual event, which takes place during the February mid-term break on Thursday, February 16th, 2016 from 9.30am to 12 noon after hearing... Read more of this article

Arch Downgraded Following Acquisition Of UGC

Arch Downgraded Following Acquisition Of UGC

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the senior unsecured debt rating of Arch Capital Group Ltd. to Baa1 from A3 and the insurance financial strength [IFS] ratings of Arch Capital’s principal P&C [re]insurance operating subsidiaries to A2 from A1. A statement from the ratings agency said, “The outlook for these ratings is... Read more of this article

Arch Capital Group Closes Acquisition Of UGC

Arch Capital Group Closes Acquisition Of UGC

Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of United Guaranty Corporation [UGC] from American International Group, Inc. [AIG] at year-end 2016. “The acquisition of UGC expands the scale of Arch’s existing mortgage insurance businesses by combining UGC’s position as the market leader in the U.S. private... Read more of this article

Reinsurers Donate For Girls STEAM Education

Reinsurers Donate For Girls STEAM Education

The Bermuda High Schoool for Girls announced that Arch Capital Group Ltd. and RenaissanceRe will each make a significant gift to the school in support of advancing its STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Design and Mathematics] programme. Work will begin in 2017 to advance curricular and extra-curricular offerings, upgrade the science... Read more of this article

Arch Capital $950M Public Offering Senior Notes

Arch Capital $950M Public Offering Senior Notes

Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group announced the pricing of an offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.011% senior notes due 2026 and $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.031% senior notes due 2046 of its wholly owned subsidiary Arch Capital Finance LLC. The Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed by Arch Capital Group Ltd.... Read more of this article

Arch Capital Third Quarter Net Income: $247.4M

Arch Capital Third Quarter Net Income: $247.4M

Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. reports that net income available to Arch common shareholders for the 2016 third quarter was $247.4 million, or $1.98 per share, compared to $74.5 million, or $0.60 per share, for the 2015 third quarter. The Company’s net income available to Arch common shareholders represented an annualized return on average... Read more of this article

Fitch Rates Arch’s $450M Preferred Shares

Fitch Rates Arch’s $450M Preferred Shares

Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of ‘BBB+’/Rating Watch Negative to Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s [ACGL] $450 million issuance of 5.25% series E non-cumulative perpetual preferred shares. The ratings agency said, “This new issue is rated equivalent to ACGL’s existing series C non-cumulative preferred shares. The net proceeds... Read more of this article

AIG Agrees to Sell United Guaranty For $3.4B

AIG Agrees to Sell United Guaranty For $3.4B

American International Group, Inc. [AIG] has entered into an agreement to sell its 100 percent interest in United Guaranty Corporation [UGC] to Arch Capital Group Ltd. [ACGL], a Bermuda-based writer of specialty lines of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, as well as mortgage insurance and reinsurance, on a worldwide basis. Total consideration... Read more of this article

Arch Insurance Europe Appoints Shulman CEO

Arch Insurance Europe Appoints Shulman CEO

Arch Insurance Company [Europe] Limited announced that Matthew Shulman will be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 July 2016. Mr. Shulman joined Arch Insurance U.S. in 2009 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, responsible for its Executive Assurance and Professional Liability underwriting units. Mr. Shulman will... Read more of this article

Arch Capital 2016 Q1 Net Income: $149.3 Million

Arch Capital 2016 Q1 Net Income: $149.3 Million

Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. reports that net income available to Arch common shareholders for the 2016 first quarter was $149.3 million, or $1.20 per share, compared to $277.9 million, or $2.16 per share, for the 2015 first quarter. The Company also reported after-tax operating income available to Arch common shareholders of $145.7 million,... Read more of this article

Fitch Affirms Arch Capital Ratings, Outlook Stable

Fitch Affirms Arch Capital Ratings, Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s [ACGL] Issuer Default Rating [IDR] at ‘A’ and the ratings on ACGL’s senior unsecured notes and preferred shares at ‘A-’ and ‘BBB+’, respectively. Additionally, Fitch has affirmed the Insurer Financial Strength [IFS] ratings of ACGL’s various subsidiaries... Read more of this article