James River Announces Agreement to Sell Individual Risk Workers’ Compensation Renewal Rights to Amynta Group
26 September 2023 - 1:30AM
James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (“James River” or the “Company”)
(NASDAQ: JRVR) today announced that certain of its subsidiaries
have entered into an agreement to sell the renewal rights to their
Individual Risk Workers’ Compensation (“IRWC”) business to Amynta
Group (“Amynta”). The transaction includes the full operations of
the business, including underwriting, loss control and claims, and
transfer of the employees supporting the business. The IRWC
business produced $53 million of gross written premiums in 2022. It
will operate under Amynta Work Comp Solutions.
Frank D’Orazio, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer, commented, “We are confident that Amynta’s scale and
expertise in workers’ compensation will provide the IRWC team with
a strong platform for future growth. This transaction is aligned
with our strategy to focus our resources on core businesses where
we have meaningful scale. We are excited to establish a
relationship with Amynta and look forward to partnering with them
on future business opportunities.”
Terry McCafferty, Specialty Admitted Insurance
Segment President and CEO, commented, “I am grateful for Paul
Kearns and the entire IRWC team for their years of dedicated
service to insureds and producers, as well as their contributions
to James River. I am excited for their future opportunities at
Amynta Work Comp Solutions.”
“The business brings a well-established team and
business profile dedicated to retail agents and wholesalers,
delivering strong solutions to the market. This acquisition is well
aligned with our workers’ comp portfolio, expanding our business
across targeted industries and establishing a strong presence in
the Southeast.” said Bob Schultz, Head of Insurance Programs at
Amynta Group. “We are excited to welcome the team to Amynta and to
support the business with additional investment and capacity,
enabling the team to continue providing outstanding service to its
distribution partners and insured clients.”
James River will not sell any insurance company
entities as part of the transaction. The transaction is subject to
customary closing conditions and is expected to close at the end of
the third quarter of 2023.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, such forward-looking
statements may be identified by terms such as believe, expect,
seek, may, will, should, intend, project, anticipate, plan,
estimate, guidance or similar words. Forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and
uncertainties, they include, among others, the following: the
failure to complete the transaction on anticipated terms and
timing; the inherent uncertainty of estimating reserves and the
possibility that incurred losses may be greater than our loss and
loss adjustment expense reserves; inaccurate estimates and
judgments in our risk management may expose us to greater risks
than intended; downgrades in the financial strength rating of our
regulated insurance subsidiaries impacting our ability to attract
and retain insurance and reinsurance business that our subsidiaries
write, our competitive position, and our financial condition; the
potential loss of key members of our management team or key
employees and our ability to attract and retain personnel; adverse
economic factors resulting in the sale of fewer policies than
expected or an increase in the frequency or severity of claims, or
both; the impact of a persistent high inflationary environment on
our reserves, the values of our investments and investment returns,
and our compensation expenses; exposure to credit risk, interest
rate risk and other market risk in our investment portfolio;
reliance on a select group of brokers and agents for a significant
portion of our business and the impact of our potential failure to
maintain such relationships; reliance on a select group of
customers for a significant portion of our business and the impact
of our potential failure to maintain, or decision to terminate,
such relationships; our ability to obtain reinsurance coverage at
prices and on terms that allow us to transfer risk, adequately
protect our company against financial loss and that supports our
growth plans; losses resulting from reinsurance counterparties
failing to pay us on reinsurance claims, insurance companies with
whom we have a fronting arrangement failing to pay us for claims,
or a former customer with whom we have an indemnification
arrangement failing to perform its reimbursement obligations, and
our potential inability to demand or maintain adequate collateral
to mitigate such risks; inadequacy of premiums we charge to
compensate us for our losses incurred; changes in laws or
government regulation, including tax or insurance law and
regulations; changes in U.S. tax laws and the interpretation of
certain provisions of Public Law No. 115-97, informally titled the
2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (including associated regulations),
which may be retroactive and could have a significant effect on us
including, among other things, by potentially increasing our tax
rate, as well as on our shareholders; in the event we do not
qualify for the insurance company exception to the passive foreign
investment company (“PFIC”) rules and are therefore considered a
PFIC, there could be material adverse tax consequences to an
investor that is subject to U.S. federal income taxation; the
Company or any of its foreign subsidiaries becoming subject to U.S.
federal income taxation; a failure of any of the loss limitations
or exclusions we utilize to shield us from unanticipated financial
losses or legal exposures, or other liabilities; losses from
catastrophic events, such as natural disasters and terrorist acts,
which substantially exceed our expectations and/or exceed the
amount of reinsurance we have purchased to protect us from such
events; potential effects on our business of emerging claim and
coverage issues; the potential impact of internal or external
fraud, operational errors, systems malfunctions or cyber security
incidents; our ability to manage our growth effectively; failure to
maintain effective internal controls in accordance with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (“Sarbanes-Oxley”); changes
in our financial condition, regulations or other factors that may
restrict our subsidiaries; ability to pay us dividends; and an
adverse result in any litigation or legal proceedings we are or may
become subject to. Additional information about these risks and
uncertainties, as well as others that may cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, is
contained in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"), including our most recently filed Annual Report
on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date of this release and the Company does not undertake any
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to
reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated
events, or otherwise.
About James River Group Holdings,
Ltd.James River Group Holdings, Ltd. is a Bermuda-based
insurance holding company that owns and operates a group of
specialty insurance and reinsurance companies. The Company operates
in three specialty property-casualty insurance and reinsurance
segments: Excess and Surplus Lines, Specialty Admitted Insurance
and Casualty Reinsurance. Each of the Company’s regulated insurance
subsidiaries are rated “A-” (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. Visit
James River Group Holdings, Ltd. on the web at
www.jrvrgroup.com.
About AmyntaAmynta Group is a
premier insurance services company with more than $3.5 billion in
total managed premium and 2,000 associates across North America,
Europe, and Australia. An independent, customer-centered and
underwriting-focused company, Amynta serves leading carriers,
wholesalers, retail agencies, auto dealers, OEMs, and consumer
retailers with innovative insurance and warranty protection
solutions. For more information, please visit amyntagroup.com.
James River Investor
Contact:Brett ShirreffsSVP, Finance, Investments and
Investor Relations(919) 980-0524Investors@jrvrgroup.com
Amynta Media Contact:Brenna
Tetley(646) 887-9498Brenna.Tetley@amyntagroup.com
Amynta Mergers & Acquisitions
Contact:Chris Ezbiansky(646)
887-9495Chris.Ezbiansky@amyntagroup.com
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