TransRe

Despite discussing alternative proposals with some 31 parties, Alleghany Corporation has not found a better bidder than Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, which is now on-track to secure its acquisition of the TransRe owner.

A significant insurance and reinsurance M&A transaction has just been announced, with Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway set to acquire Alleghany Corporation, the owner of reinsurer TransRe, in an all-cash deal valued at $11.6 billion.

TransRe, the reinsurance underwriting brand of the Alleghany Corporation, has reported a much improved quarter for its property reinsurance business, as a more benign catastrophe claims environment helped to drive a profitable period.

TransRe, the reinsurance underwriting brand of the Alleghany Corporation, has announced a new role for its third-party capital lead Craig Hupper, who will take on the new position of leading Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) at the reinsurance firm.

TransRe, the reinsurance underwriting brand of the Alleghany Corporation, saw its property reinsurance business fall to an underwriting loss in the first-quarter of the year, as elevated catastrophe claims dented performance.