HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) announced today that Tom Kemp has retired as a Director of the Company effective March 31, 2004. Chairman George Gillespie said, "Tom Kemp, our friend and long-time associate, has been a steady
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Mar 15, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) announced today that it and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. are leading an investor group that will acquire the life and investments business of Safeco Corporation for $1.35 billion,
HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) announced today that it and funds managed by Prospector Partners, LLC have sold approximately 4,785,540 common shares of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) announced today that it and funds managed by Prospector Partners, LLC have decided to withdraw their proposed secondary offering of approximately 4,785,540 common shares of Montpelier Re Holdings
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb 26, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) announced today that its Board of Directors accepted the retirement of Mark Byrne from the Board effective February 26, 2004. Chairman George Gillespie said, "Mark Byrne, a
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At its regular meeting held on February 26, 2004, the Board of Directors of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. declared a $1.00 per share annual dividend, payable in cash on March 24, 2004, to holders of record of Common Shares as of the close
Fourth Quarter 2003 Acquisitions to Add Significant Value in 2004 HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. ended 2003 with a fully converted tangible book value per share of $291, an increase of 13% (including dividends) from $259 at the end of 2002.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with ABB Ltd. to acquire the Sirius Insurance Group, an insurance and reinsurance organization based in Sweden, at a purchase price
BOSTON, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- OneBeacon Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM), announced it has signed an agreement in principle to acquire the Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Atlantic Mutual, and the renewal rights
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Folksamerica Holding Company, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Sierra Insurance Group companies -- California Indemnity Insurance Company and its three subsidiaries -- from Nevada-based Sierra Health
George Gillespie Elected Non-Executive Chairman Jack Byrne Elected Chairman of the Executive Committee HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) today announced the election of Lowndes (Lon) Smith and Allan
Excellent Underwriting Performance Continues HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct 30, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) ended the third quarter of 2003 with a fully converted tangible book value per share of $282, up slightly from the second quarter of 2003 and up
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct 8, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- The Listing Committee of the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) today announced the approval of the listing of up to 12,246,680 Common Shares of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. White Mountains was originally formed as a Delaware
NEW YORK - October 3, 2003 - Folksamerica Reinsurance Company announced today that it has acquired renewal rights to the property and casualty treaty reinsurance business of CNA Reinsurance, a division of CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA). Under the terms of the transaction, Folksamerica will
BOSTON (September 11, 2003) – OneBeacon Insurance Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM), has announced that John Cavoores has been elected CEO of OneBeacon effective immediately. Cavoores will continue as President of OneBeacon.
Click here to view this release in printable (PDF) format Book value per share up to $281; an annualized growth rate of 18% HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) ended the second quarter of 2003 with a fully converted tangible book
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. ("White Mountains") (NYSE: WTM) today announced that it has filed an unallocated universal shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.'s (NYSE: WTM) Annual General Meeting of Members was held on May 19, 2003. Members, by a majority vote of at least 98% of the shares voting on each proposal, voted to: re-elect Ray Barrette, Howard Clark,
HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd ("White Mountains") (NYSE: WTM) today announced the pricing of a registered offering by its wholly owned subsidiary, Fund American Companies, Inc., of $700,000,000 principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2013.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd ("White Mountains") (NYSE: WTM) today announced the commencement of a public offering by its wholly owned subsidiary, Fund American Companies, Inc., of Senior Notes.
