Arch Capital Group Ltd. Announces Special Cash Dividend of $1.9 Billion and Senior Executive Promotions
07 Novembre 2024 - 10:28PM
Business Wire
Longtime Arch executives David Gansberg and
Maamoun Rajeh named Presidents of Arch Capital Group Ltd.
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACGL, “Arch” or “the Company”)
today announced that its Board of Directors (Board) has declared a
special cash dividend (special dividend) of $1.9 billion to common
shareholders, representing $5.00 per outstanding common share. The
special dividend is payable on Dec. 4, 2024, to common shareholders
of record on Nov. 18, 2024.
“Arch is operating from a position of strength with a long track
record of superior performance that is among the best in the
insurance industry,” Arch CEO Nicolas Papadopoulo said. “As part of
our ongoing capital management responsibilities, the Board and
management have determined that a special dividend is the most
effective way to return capital to shareholders at this time. This
dividend underscores Arch’s robust capital position and our
commitment to delivering value to our shareholders.”
Also, as part of the Company’s long-term succession planning,
the following executive promotions were announced, both effective
immediately:
- David Gansberg has been promoted to President, Arch Capital
Group Ltd., with primary accountability for Arch’s Insurance
Group. Gansberg, who has been CEO of Arch’s Mortgage Group
since 2019, now oversees Arch’s North American and International
Insurance Operations.
- Maamoun Rajeh has been promoted to President, Arch Capital
Group Ltd., with primary responsibility for Arch’s Mortgage and
Reinsurance groups. In this expanded role, Rajeh adds
responsibility for Arch’s market-leading Mortgage Group while
maintaining oversight of the Reinsurance Group he’s led since
2017.
Commenting on the promotions, Papadopoulo said, “Maamoun and
David have been integral to Arch’s success since 2001 and are
crucial to our future performance. As we seek to further develop
our deep bench of leaders, exposing David and Maamoun to new parts
of our business will allow them to expand their knowledge while
bringing their leadership and perspectives to other segments. They
both have a keen understanding of our business and a legacy of
developing talent. I look forward to seeing the impact they will
have across the organization.”
Rajeh said, “David and I have had a strong hand in formulating
Arch’s successful strategy over the past 23 years. In this expanded
role, I remain committed to maintaining Arch’s core principles and
driving continued innovation, profitable growth and exceptional
value for our clients and shareholders.”
Gansberg added, “Maamoun and I have worked alongside one another
since we joined Arch in 2001, and we both have a track record of
delivering excellent results to go along with our deep
understanding and passion for this company and its employees. I’m
excited to help continue to build upon Arch’s outstanding growth
story.”
Before Gansberg’s tenure as CEO of Arch’s Mortgage Group, he
served as President and CEO of Arch Mortgage Insurance Company.
Prior to his work with the Mortgage Group, he was Executive Vice
President and a director at Arch Re (U.S.). He holds a bachelor’s
degree in actuarial mathematics from the University of Michigan and
an MBA from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.
Prior to Rajeh’s role as Chairman and CEO of Arch’s Reinsurance
Group, he held CEO positions at Arch Re Bermuda from 2014-2017 and
at Arch Reinsurance Europe from 2012-2014. Rajeh joined Arch Re
Bermuda as an underwriter in 2001 and advanced to hold several
other leadership roles within Arch Re. He has a bachelor’s degree
from the Wharton School of Business of the University of
Pennsylvania.
About Arch Capital Group Ltd.
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACGL) is a publicly listed
Bermuda exempted company with approximately $25.0 billion in
capital at Sept. 30, 2024. Arch, which is part of the S&P 500
Index, provides insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a
worldwide basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a
"safe harbor" for forward−looking statements. This release or any
other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of Arch
Capital Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries may include forward−looking
statements, which reflect the Company’s current views with respect
to future events and financial performance. All statements other
than statements of historical fact included in or incorporated by
reference in this release are forward−looking statements.
Forward−looking statements can generally be identified by the
use of forward−looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect,"
"intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or "continue" or
their negative or variations or similar terminology.
Forward−looking statements involve the Company’s current assessment
of risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. A
non-exclusive list of the important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking
statements includes the following: adverse general economic and
market conditions; increased competition; pricing and policy term
trends; fluctuations in the actions of rating agencies and the
Company’s ability to maintain and improve its ratings; investment
performance; the loss of key personnel; the adequacy of the
Company’s loss reserves, severity and/or frequency of losses,
greater than expected loss ratios and adverse development on claim
and/or claim expense liabilities; greater frequency or severity of
unpredictable natural and man-made catastrophic events, including
the effect of contagious diseases on our business; the impact of
acts of terrorism and acts of war; changes in regulations and/or
tax laws in the United States or elsewhere; ability to successfully
integrate, establish and maintain operating procedures as well as
integrate the businesses the Company has acquired or may acquire
into the existing operations; changes in accounting principles or
policies; material differences between actual and expected
assessments for guaranty funds and mandatory pooling arrangements;
availability and cost to the Company of reinsurance to manage our
gross and net exposures; the failure of others to meet their
obligations to the Company; an incident, disruption in operations
or other cyber event caused by cyber attacks, the use of artificial
intelligence technologies or other technology on the Company’s
systems or those of the Company’s business partners and service
providers, which could negatively impact the Company’s business
and/or expose the Company to litigation; and other factors
identified in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
The foregoing review of important factors should not be
construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with
other cautionary statements that are included herein or elsewhere.
All subsequent written and oral forward−looking statements
attributable to us or persons acting on the Company’s behalf are
expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary
statements. The Company’s forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this press release or as of the date they are made,
and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward−looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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