Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 3, 2023 (June 30, 2023)

SIRIUSPOINT LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda

001-36052

98-1599372

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Point Building

3 Waterloo Lane

Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1 441 542-3300

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)


☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)


☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.10 par value	SPNT	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Resettable Fixed Rate Preference Shares, Series B, $0.10 par value, $25.00 liquidation preference per share	SPNT PB	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

☐


Item 8.01			Other Events

On June 30, 2023, certain property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of SiriusPoint Ltd. (the “Company”), SiriusPoint International Försäkringsaktiebolag (PUBL) and Sirius International Managing Agency Limited, in its capacity as the managing agent for Sirius International Syndicate 1945 at Lloyd’s (together, the “SiriusPoint Cedents”) each entered into the previously announced Loss Portfolio Transfer Reinsurance and Retrocession Agreements (together, the “LPT Agreements”) of diversified portfolios of primarily reinsurance business to Pallas Reinsurance Company Ltd., a Class 3B insurer incorporated and registered in Bermuda and a subsidiary of Compre, the Bermuda-headquartered international legacy group, pursuant to the Master Agreement among the parties dated as of March 2, 2023.

On July 3, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the consummation of the LPT Agreements. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Press Release dated July 3, 2023
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date: July 3, 2023	/s/ Jimmy Yang
	Name:	Jimmy Yang
	Title:	Interim General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Press release

3rd July 2023

SiriusPoint and Compre complete significant reinsurance Loss Portfolio Transfer

SiriusPoint Ltd. (“SiriusPoint”), NYSE-listed (SPNT) global underwriter, and Compre, the Bermuda headquartered international legacy group, today announced the completion of a significant ground-up Loss Portfolio Transfer (“LPT”) of a diversified portfolio of primarily reinsurance business, the second that the companies have partnered on.

Compre has assumed approximately $1.3bn of reserves and the LPT has been underwritten by Compre’s class 3B Bermudian reinsurer, Pallas Reinsurance Company Ltd. The portfolio comprises several classes of business from 2021 and prior underwriting years. SiriusPoint retains claims handling authority on ongoing business.

SiriusPoint was advised by Gallagher Re and Mayer Brown LLP, and Compre was advised by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and EY.

- Ends –

Notes to Editors:

About SiriusPoint

SiriusPoint is a global underwriter of insurance and reinsurance providing solutions to clients and brokers around the world. Bermuda-headquartered with offices in New York, London, Stockholm and other locations, we are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (SPNT). We have licenses to write Property & Casualty and Accident & Health insurance and reinsurance globally. Our offering and distribution capabilities are strengthened by a portfolio of strategic partnerships with Managing General Agents within our Insurance & Services segment. With over $3.0 billion total capital, SiriusPoint’s operating companies have a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) from AM Best, S&P and Fitch. For more information, please visit www.siriuspt.com.

Compre is a leading legacy specialist with over 30 years of experience in the acquisition and management of discontinued and legacy non-life insurance and reinsurance business. Compre has experience of acquiring most classes of direct and reinsurance business, including general liability, marine and motor liability, and US APH. Compre has operations in Bermuda, Finland, Germany, Malta, the UK, the USA and at Lloyd’s of London. www.compre-group.com

Contacts

SiriusPoint Investor Relations

Dhruv Gahlaut, 

dhruv.gahlaut@siriuspt.com

+44 7514 659 918

SiriusPoint Media

Sarah Hills, 

Rein4ce
sarah.hills@rein4ce.co.uk
+44 7718882011

Compre Media

David Haggie /Richard Adams /Olivia Thomson

Haggie Partners            

compre@haggie.co.uk

+44 20 7562 4444

Forward-Looking Statements
We make statements in this report that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in the U.S. Federal securities laws. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made on behalf of SiriusPoint. SiriusPoint is also subject to risks and uncertainties in connection with its ordinary course business, including the impact of general economic conditions and conditions affecting the insurance and reinsurance industry, the adequacy of our reserves, fluctuation in the results of operations; pandemic or other catastrophic event, such as the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak; uncertainty of success in investing in early-stage companies, such as the risk of loss of an initial investment, highly variable returns on investments, delay in receiving return on investment and difficulty in liquidating the investment; the costs, expense and difficulties of the integration of the operations of Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd.; our ability to assess underwriting risk, trends in rates for property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, competition, investment market and investment income fluctuations, trends in insured and paid losses, regulatory and legal uncertainties and other risk factors described in SiriusPoint’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, we disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, or new information, data or methods, future events or other circumstances after the date of this report.

Cover Document	Jun. 30, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
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Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2023
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Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	D0
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Entity Address, Street Address	Point Building
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Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	HM 08
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City Area Code	441
Local Phone Number	542-3300
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Common Stock
Cover [Abstract]
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Name of each exchange on which registered	NYSE
Document Information [Line Items]
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8.00% Resettable Fixed Rate Preference Shares, Series B
Cover [Abstract]
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Name of each exchange on which registered	NYSE
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