(Re)insurer launches unsolicited bid to buy rival for $47.50 a share
A war of words has broken out after Aspen rejected fellow (re)insurer Endurance’s $3.2bn takeover bid.
Aspen said in a statement: “Endurance has shown a public disdain for Lloyd’s (of London insurance market), which is the growth engine of Aspen’s well-established international insurance business.”
Endurance chief executive John Charman said: “Despite our repeated attempts since late January to engage in confidential and friendly discussions, Aspen’s board and management have rebuffed our proposal and refused to engage with us.”
Endurance’s cash-and-stock offer of $47.50 per share represents a premium of about 21% to Aspen’s Friday close on the New York Stock Exchange.
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