The financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed at this time. The successful completion of this transaction is subject to all necessary approvals from the Regulators in Curacao, Sint Maarten, Aruba and the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.

 

RSA (Antilles) is a major provider of General Insurance products and services in the Dutch Caribbean, and is jointly owned by the RSA Group, one of the world’s leading multinational listed insurance groups with major operations in the UK, Scandinavia, Canada, Ireland, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Latin America, and MCB, the largest commercial bank in the Dutch Caribbean. According to Fatum’s President & Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Steven Martina, “The acquisition of RSA Antilles further strengthens and endorses Fatum’s position as the leading provider of General Insurance products and services in the Dutch Caribbean, which is key to the strategic objectives of Fatum.

 

This acquisition will consolidate our position as the leading company in the general insurance sector, a position with which we are very comfortable.” Fatum is fully owned by Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL), the largest Financial Services and Insurance Group serving the English & Dutch Caribbean.

 

In addition to Fatum, GHL also owns Guardian General Insurance Company Limited (GGIL), which itself is the largest indigenous general insurance company serving the English Caribbean. According to GHL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jeffrey Mack “with the addition of RSA Antilles to our general insurance portfolio, and the acquisition last month of Globe Insurance Company in Jamaica, GHL now has an unassailable market leadership position in the general insurance sectors across all of our core markets, fulfilling our strategic objective and demonstrating our confidence and commitment to the people and economies of the Caribbean”.

 

 

About RSA

With a 300-year heritage, RSA is one of the world’s leading multinational listed insurance groups. RSA has major operations in the UK, Scandinavia, Canada, Ireland, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Latin America and has the capability to write business in around 140 countries. Focusing on general insurance, RSA has around 23,000 employees and, in 2011, its net written premiums stood at £8.1 billion. About Maduro & Curiel’s Bank N.V.

 

Maduro & Curiel’s Bank N.V. was established in 1916 in Curaçao as the first commercial bank in the Dutch Caribbean. Maduro & Curiel’s Bank is affiliated since 1970 with Canada’s most international financial institution The Bank of Nova Scotia and has over Naf 6 billion in assets. Maduro & Curiel’s Bank has subsidiary banks and offices on all six Dutch Caribbean islands: Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius and a work force of over 1,500 employees. In 1889, some 123 years ago, the business relation between the then Sun Fire Offices, now known as RSA and the then Correa Hermanos & Co. now known as Maduro & Curiel’s Bank N.V. was initiated.

 

About Fatum Holdings N.V. (Fatum)

Since 1904, Fatum has been operating on Curacao, Bonaire, St.Maarten and Aruba. Fatum is a dominant player in the insurance market in the Dutch Caribbean with its head office located on Curacao. Through a network of independent Brokers, Fatum sells non-life, life, pension and health insurances. Fatum has a solid financial position and reputation and is in compliance with solvency regulations issued by the Central Banks of Curacao, St.Maarten and Aruba.

 

Since 2003 Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL) is the parent company of Fatum Holdings N.V. GHL stands for an integrated financial services group with a focus on life, health, property and casualty insurance, pensions and asset management. The company has grown steadily and currently operates across the English and Dutch Caribbean . It is listed on both the Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica stock exchanges. GHL has earned its reputation among the leading financial institutions in the Caribbean.