Helios Underwriting Plc Acquisition (8831Q)
05 December 2016 - 6:45PM
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RNS Number : 8831Q
Helios Underwriting Plc
05 December 2016
5 December 2016
Helios Underwriting plc
("Helios" or the "Company")
Acquisition of Salviscount LLP
Acquisition of Salviscount LLP
Helios is pleased to announce that, in line with its strategy of
increasing underwriting capacity through acquisition, on 2 December
2016 it acquired Salviscoint Limited Liability Partnership
(Salviscount), a limited liability member of Lloyd's ("LLV"), for a
consideration of GBP0.8 million in cash. The 2016 underwriting
capacity of Salviscount is GBP1.0 million (this compares with
Helios's 2016 capacity of GBP32.7 million prior to this
acquisition). Salviscount participates in a spread of Lloyd's
syndicates broadly similar to Helios's own participation. The
capacity acquired, which Helios expects to retain, is as
follows:
Salviscount Year of Account
LLP
---------------- ----- ---------------- -----
2014 2015 2016
---------------- ----- ---------------- -----
GBPm GBPm GBPm
---------------- ----- ---------------- -----
Retained 1.08 0.9 1.0
---------------- ----- ---------------- -----
Reinsured - - -
---------------- ----- ---------------- -----
Total Capacity 1.08 0.9 1.0
---------------- ----- ---------------- -----
Commenting upon the acquisition, Nigel Hanbury, the Company's
Chief Executive Officer, said:
"We are delighted to have made a further acquisition which
further increases our underwriting capacity. This is in line with
our stated strategy of acquiring corporate members as suitable
opportunities arise. We continue to believe that there remain
significant opportunities for further growth available to the
Company."
Additional information
Salviscount LLP (Salviscount) is a limited liability member of
Lloyd's. In the year ended 31 December 2015, Salviscount made a
profit before tax of GBP0.118m on gross premiums written of
GBP0.881m and its net asset value at completion is expected to be
approximately GBP0.8m, including underwriting capacity with an
estimated market value of GBP0.4m.
Set out below are Salviscount's 2014 and 2015 open years of
account forecasts:
YOA Salviscount Forecast of syndicate profit
syndicate (30 September 2016)
capacity
(GBP'000)
------ ------------ ----------------------------------------
Mid point Mid point Range
(GBP'000) (%) (%)
------ ------------ ----------- ---------- ---------------
2014 1,084 123 11.37 14.77% - 7.97%
------ ------------ ----------- ---------- ---------------
2015 936 67 7.2% 11.19% - 3.20%
------ ------------ ----------- ---------- ---------------
Source: Syndicate data and Helios analysis (before early
release)
For further information please contact:
Helios
Nigel Hanbury - Chief Executive 020 7863 6655 / nigel.hanbury@huwplc.com
Arthur Manners 07754 965 917
Stockdale
Robert Finlay 020 7601 6100
About Helios
Helios provides a limited liability direct investment into the
Lloyd's insurance market and is quoted on the London Stock
Exchange's AIM market (ticker: HUW). Helios trades within the
Lloyd's insurance market writing approximately GBP32 million of
capacity for the 2016 account. The portfolio provides a good spread
of classes of business being concentrated in property insurance and
reinsurance. For further information please visit
www.huwplc.com.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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