Launches Sompo International, to be its first fully integrated global commercial insurance and reinsurance platform
TOKYO and HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Further to the announcement made on 5 October 2016, SOMPO Holdings, Inc. (“SOMPO”) is pleased to announce that following approval of the applicable regulatory authorities, as well as the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, it has completed its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (“Endurance”). The total consideration for the acquisition is US$ 6.3 bn.
Endurance’s ordinary shares will cease trading following the market close on 28 March 2017.
Endurance will be integrated into SOMPO Holdings through the creation of Sompo International, which will be based in Bermuda and will be a highly attractive fully integrated global commercial insurance and reinsurance platform. Sompo International will also encompass SOMPO’s existing international commercial insurance and reinsurance businesses. The creation of a common underwriting platform and systems aims to set a new global standard of conducting business, providing customers with a wide array of products across insurance markets to help manage their risks.
As of this date all Endurance business, with the exception of ARMtech, will be conducted under the Sompo International brand. Sompo America and SJNK Europe will also be rebranded Sompo International. Sompo Canopius will remain as a separate brand, working in close collaboration with Sompo International.
Sompo International will have its own board, led by John Charman, as Chairman and Chief Executive, reporting to the SOMPO CEO, Kengo Sakurada.
Commenting on the completion, Kengo Sakurada, President and CEO of SOMPO Holdings, Inc, said:
“The closing of our acquisition of Endurance marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in SOMPO’s story. The integration of Endurance within Sompo International will significantly enhance SOMPO’s presence in international markets and provides the group with greater opportunities to deepen and expand its geographic footprint by offering global diversification via its new and innovative structure leading to global integration.
“Clients will benefit from our increased scale, expanded product offering and a common underwriting platform. Our employees will also be presented with new opportunities to use and develop their skills within a much larger, stronger business.
“I would like to welcome John Charman and the Endurance team to the SOMPO family. John will be heading Sompo International, creating our exciting new global commercial insurance and reinsurance platform. I look forward to working closely with him as we embark on the next phase of our exciting growth.”
John Charman, Chairman and CEO of Sompo International, added:
“I am delighted we are joining SOMPO Holdings today. I am fully committed to our shared vision of future growth for SOMPO’s international platform and I am looking forward to developing it further alongside Endurance’s executive leadership team and my new colleagues under the new Sompo International brand. I would like to thank our highly valued partners and colleagues for their loyalty, support and trust over the last few years and I look forward to working closely with them in the future.”
