Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Acquisitions [Abstract]

ACQUISITIONS

2.   ACQUISITIONS

The Company accounts for acquisitions using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the acquirer record the assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value. The fair values of reinsurance assets and liabilities acquired are derived from probability weighted ranges of the associated projected cash flows, based on actuarially prepared information and management’s run-off strategy. Any amendment to the fair values resulting from changes in such information or strategy will be recognized when the changes occur.

Laguna

On March 25, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kenmare Holdings Ltd., completed the acquisition of Laguna Life Limited, formerly known as CitiLife Financial Limited (“Laguna”), from Citigroup Insurance Holding Corporation (“Citigroup”), an affiliate of Citigroup Inc. Laguna is an Ireland-based life insurer that is in run-off. The purchase price was €15.0 million (approximately $21.2 million) and was funded from available cash on hand. The previously disclosed purchase price of €30.0 million (approximately $42.4 million) was reduced, prior to completion of the acquisition, after Citigroup received approval from Laguna’s regulator to distribute €15.0 million (approximately $21.2 million) to its shareholders.

The purchase price and fair value of the assets acquired in the Laguna acquisition were as follows:

Purchase price	$	21,223
Net assets acquired at fair value	$	34,328
Excess of net assets over purchase price (gain on bargain purchase)	$	(13,105	)

The gain on bargain purchase of approximately $13.1 million, relating to the acquisition of Laguna, arose primarily as a result of the reassessment by the Company, upon acquisition, of the total required estimated costs to manage the business to expiry. The Company’s assessment of costs was lower than the acquired costs recorded by the vendor in the financial statements of Laguna.

The following summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

Cash	$	13,274
Investments:
Short-term investments, trading		1,154
Fixed maturities, trading		30,765
Total investments		31,919
Reinsurance balances receivable		1,459
Other assets		1,325
Losses and loss adjustment expenses		(11,898	)
Accounts payable		(1,751	)
Net assets acquired at fair value	$	34,328

From March 25, 2011, the date of acquisition, to June 30, 2011, the Company has recorded $0.7 million in revenues and $nil net earnings related to Laguna in its consolidated statement of earnings.

Clarendon

On July 12, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Clarendon Holdings, Inc., completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Clarendon National Insurance Company (“Clarendon”) from Clarendon Insurance Group, Inc., an affiliate of Hannover Re. Clarendon is a New Jersey-domiciled insurer that is in run-off. Clarendon owns three other insurers, two domiciled in New Jersey and one domiciled in Florida, that are also in run-off. The purchase price was $219.1 million and was financed in part by $106.5 million from a four-year term loan facility provided by National Australia Bank Limited (“NAB”) and the remainder from available cash on hand. The accounting for this business combination has not been completed at the time of issuance of these financial statements.