“R&Q’s program administration enterprise, Accredited, has grown considerably over the previous three years, attaining document gross written premium and payment revenue (excluding minority stakes in MGAs) of $1.8 billion and $80 million, respectively, in 2022,” noted R&Q in its announcement. “It is now one of many largest program managers globally.
“Accredited depends on an ‘A’ credit standing to conduct enterprise and traditionally relied on the monetary power of the broader group to acquire its credit standing. However, given Accredited’s present measurement and scale, R&Q believes it’s in the very best pursuits of R&Q’s shareholders for Accredited to face by itself.”
The non-life international specialty insurance coverage firm expects the separation to equally set Accredited and R&Q’s legacy insurance coverage enterprise on extra favorable footing to ship worthwhile progress. R&Q can also be forecasting it can obtain consents for a corresponding authorized reorganization within the second quarter.
Former executive chair and now CEO William Spiegel mentioned the deliberate cut up is aimed toward making certain that each companies have the strongest foundations from which to develop.