H Swiss Re πούλησε την ReAssure έναντι 3,25 δισ. στερλίνων
Την πώληση της ReAssure στην Phoenix Group Holdings συμφώνησε η ελβετική αντασφαλιστική Swiss Re, κίνηση που αναμένεται να ενισχύσει τα κεφάλαια της αντασφαλιστικής, προσθέτοντας 12 ποσοστιαίες μονάδες στον δείκτη φερεγγυότητας και αποφέροντας οικονομικό κέρδος περί τα 300 εκατ. δολάρια.
Το ύψος της συμφωνίας, η οποία θα ολοκληρωθεί το 2020, ανήλθε σε 3,25 δισ. στερλίνες (4,27 δισ. δολάρια).
Η Swiss Re θα λάβει 1,2 δισ. στερλίνες περίπου σε μετρητά και τα υπόλοιπα σε μετοχές της Phoenix, συνολικού ποσοστού 13%-17%.
Επίσης, θα αποκτήσει μία έδρα στο διοικητικό συμβούλιο.
Στο πλαίσιο της συμφωνίας, η Swiss Re θα επανακτήσει το 25% της ReAssure που έχει στην κατοχή της η MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, αξίας 1 δισ. στερλίνων.
SwissRe’s UK business ReAssure to buy Quilter unit for £425m
Quilter has sold its heritage life and pensions devision, Old Mutual Wealth Life Assurance Ltd, to ReAssure, the UK’s sixth biggest life insurer, for £425m.
The sale of Quilter Life Assurance, which had an “attractive valuation”, will further act to solidify Quilter’s position as an advice led and modern wealth manager, Quilter said, adding it would update on the amount and method of distribution at the closing of the transaction, expected to be late 2019.
Quilter Life Assurance, a closed book of unit-linked policies, was once the core of Quilter’s UK business. It was made up of pensions, investment and savings and protections products, with both retail and institutional offerings.
Quilter said it expects the growth profile of the firm to grow as a result of the sale because the life assurance business was in “run-off”. It said the sale would allow it to increase its focus on the delivery of its growth strategy and “the execution of its optimisation initiatives”.
Quilter CEO Paul Feeney said: “ReAssure is a highly regarded manager of closed book assets and has the experience to deliver continued high quality investment and administration services to clients of Quilter Life Assurance.
“The Quilter board is currently minded to return a meaningful proportion of the net surplus proceeds arising from the transaction to shareholders and will consult with them on the most appropriate means of undertaking this.”