E&S/Specialty

Merger and acquisition activity remains on the same pace it has been on for the past three years, according to a report from reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter.

Transatlantic Holdings Inc. says it has entered into a confidentiality agreement with Berkshire Hathaways National Indemnity Co. and has entered into discussions with the Warren Buffett-owned company.

With $60 million in equity capital supporting them, two veteran insurance industry executives, Pat Kilkenny and Bob Kimmel, have formed K2 Insurance Services, LLC, a managing general agency that seeks to acquire other MGAs.

Rockwood Programs Inc. has established a new subsidiary companythe Public Servants Defense Agencyspecializing in professional liability coverage for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians.

Rockwood Programs Inc. has established a new subsidiary companythe Public Servants Defense Agencyspecializing in professional liability coverage for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians.

Theres a silver lining in every cloud, and for specialty insurers theres opportunity present in every emerging risk, two carrier executives say. Navigators Stanley Galanski and Aspens Mario Vitale see product opportunities in responding to emerging life sciences, environmental and supply-chain risks.