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Maiden Holdings' (MHLD) Divestment Nod to Boost Portfolio
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Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (MHLD - Free Report) has made a definitive agreement to divest Maiden Reinsurance North America, Inc. to Enstar Holdings (US) LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited (ESGR - Free Report) for $307.5 million. The divestiture, pending closing conditions, is anticipated to get completed in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The divestiture by Maiden Holdings follows its strategic review to streamline and simplify its operations and profitability. The transaction will help Maiden enhance its financial flexibility, boost operational efficiency and support capital allocation for strategies, thereby creating a shareholder value. As part of its strategic review, recently, Maiden Holdings sold its exclusive renewal rights of its U.S. treaty reinsurance underwriting business to TransRe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation .
Further, the Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) property and casualty insurer will be able to accelerate profitability with the implementation of operational efficiencies and expense reductions for the rest of the current year.
However, the transaction excludes all of Bermuda underwritings including AmTrust Business or its International Insurance Services and Capital Solutions businesses in Europe. These constitute a considerable portion of Maiden business.
Shares of Maiden Holdings have plunged 42.4% against the industry’s increase of 5.3% on a year-to-date basis. However, we expect sustained operational performance and a robust capital position to turn the stock around in the near term.
Meanwhile, with this buyout, Enstar Group will further strengthen its dominance in the market in closing legacy acquisitions and simultaneously ramping up its inorganic growth portfolio. The Multi line insurer has acquired more than 80 companies and portfolios since its establishment in 2001, which goes to show that the recent consolidation is a strategic move to boost growth and the overall performance of the insurer.
On closure, Enstar Group will operate the business in run-off and as part of the transaction, the acquirer will novate and assume a few reinsurance agreements from Maiden’s Bermuda reinsurer, comprising certain reinsurance agreements with Maiden Re North America. Also, the acquirer is estimated to assume about $1.3 billion of net loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and unearned premiums.
Enstar Group will finance the transaction with cash in hand as well as borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
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Maiden Holdings' (MHLD) Divestment Nod to Boost Portfolio
Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (MHLD - Free Report) has made a definitive agreement to divest Maiden Reinsurance North America, Inc. to Enstar Holdings (US) LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited (ESGR - Free Report) for $307.5 million. The divestiture, pending closing conditions, is anticipated to get completed in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The divestiture by Maiden Holdings follows its strategic review to streamline and simplify its operations and profitability. The transaction will help Maiden enhance its financial flexibility, boost operational efficiency and support capital allocation for strategies, thereby creating a shareholder value. As part of its strategic review, recently, Maiden Holdings sold its exclusive renewal rights of its U.S. treaty reinsurance underwriting business to TransRe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation .
Further, the Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) property and casualty insurer will be able to accelerate profitability with the implementation of operational efficiencies and expense reductions for the rest of the current year.
However, the transaction excludes all of Bermuda underwritings including AmTrust Business or its International Insurance Services and Capital Solutions businesses in Europe. These constitute a considerable portion of Maiden business.
Shares of Maiden Holdings have plunged 42.4% against the industry’s increase of 5.3% on a year-to-date basis. However, we expect sustained operational performance and a robust capital position to turn the stock around in the near term.
Meanwhile, with this buyout, Enstar Group will further strengthen its dominance in the market in closing legacy acquisitions and simultaneously ramping up its inorganic growth portfolio. The Multi line insurer has acquired more than 80 companies and portfolios since its establishment in 2001, which goes to show that the recent consolidation is a strategic move to boost growth and the overall performance of the insurer.
On closure, Enstar Group will operate the business in run-off and as part of the transaction, the acquirer will novate and assume a few reinsurance agreements from Maiden’s Bermuda reinsurer, comprising certain reinsurance agreements with Maiden Re North America. Also, the acquirer is estimated to assume about $1.3 billion of net loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and unearned premiums.
Enstar Group will finance the transaction with cash in hand as well as borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
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Some better-ranked stocks from the same space are The Progressive Corporation (PGR - Free Report) and The Navigators Group, Inc. , both sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Progressive Corporation provides personal and commercial auto insurance, residential property insurance and other specialty property-casualty insurance plus related services, primarily in the United States. The company delivered positive surprises in all the preceding four quarters with an average earnings surprise of 9.19%.
Navigators Group underwrites marine, property and casualty plus professional liability insurance products and services in the United States and globally. The company came up with positive surprises in three of the preceding four quarters with an average beat of 19.54%.
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It's hard to believe, even for us at Zacks. But while the market gained +21.9% in 2017, our top stock-picking screens have returned +115.0%, +109.3%, +104.9%, +98.6%, and +67.1%.
And this outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. Over the years it has been remarkably consistent. From 2000 - 2017, the composite yearly average gain for these strategies has beaten the market more than 19X over. Maybe even more remarkable is the fact that we're willing to share their latest stocks with you without cost or obligation.
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