BNET Industries
Market Cap:$5.9B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.2B
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Dow Jones Description
Catastrophe, Property, Agriculture, Automobile, Marine, Space & Aviation, Credit & Surety, Miscellaneous Casualty Lines & Life & Health Insurance Services
President & CEO
Patrick A. ThieleNumber of Employees 995
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Direct Life Insurance Carriers: 524113
Recent Events
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PartnerRe names director of risk management
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PartnerRe's acquisition of PARIS RE completed
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PartnerRe PRE Successfully Merges with Paris Re Holdings
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Association of Bermuda Insurers, Reinsurers Elects Officers for 2010-11
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PartnerRe Rebounds; Posts $566.7 Million Q3 Net; $1.2 Billion 9 Months
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UPDATE 2-PartnerRe Q3 operating profit beats estimates
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RBC Capital Markets Corp maintains PartnerRe at 'outperform'
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Fitch Affirms PartnerRe's Ratings Following Block Purchase of PARIS RE Shares; Outlook to Negative
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PartnerRe appoints former XL chairman to board, completes block purchase of PARIS RE shares
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PartnerRe, PARIS RE amend deal structure
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Paris Re Shareholders Clear Path for Merger With PartnerRe
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PartnerRe Reports Q2, 1H Results
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Zwiener Joins PartnerRe Board
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PartnerRe Agrees To Acquire Rival Paris Re In $2 Bln All-stock Deal - Update
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PartnerRe to Buy Paris Re
News & Analysis
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PartnerRe Prices 8 Million Common Share Offering
Business Editors PEMBROKE, Bermuda--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 8, 2002 PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) today announced that it has priced its previously announced offering of 8 million common shares. The shares are being issued at an initial price to the public of $48.27 per share. The offering is expected to close...
PartnerRe Names Underwriters in Offering of 8 Million Common Shares
Business Editors PEMBROKE, Bermuda--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 4, 2002 PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) today named the underwriters in its Offering of 8 million Common Shares to the public. Salomon Smith Barney is acting as the sole book-running lead manager for the Offering. Goldman Sachs and UBS Warburg are acting as...
Dr. Jurgen Zech Appointed to PartnerRe's Board of Directors
Business Editors PEMBROKE, Bermuda--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 3, 2002 PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) today announced that Dr. Jurgen Zech has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Dr. Zech, 63, has more than 25 years experience as an executive in the insurance business. Most recently he held the position of...
PartnerRe Issues Update on Claims from European Flooding; Expected Losses of $110 - $120 Million
Business Editors PEMBROKE, Bermuda--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 6, 2002 PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) today updated its expected claims from the European flooding in August to a range of $110 - $120 million. Much of eastern and central Europe experienced widespread flooding, starting on August 6. Austria, Germany and the Czech...
PartnerRe Expects Claims from European Flooding Could Approximate $100 Million
Business Editors PEMBROKE, Bermuda--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 16, 2002 PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) today announced that claims from its exposures to flooding currently impacting Europe are expected to approximate $100 million. Over the past week, heavy rainfall has flooded much of eastern and central Europe. Precipitation in several areas is...
PartnerRe Announces 37% Growth in January 2002 Renewals
Business Editors PEMBROKE, Bermuda--BUSINESS WIRE--March 11, 2002 PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) today announced that the Company bound contracts expected to generate $1.37 billion in premiums during its key January 2002 renewal season -- an increase of 37%. The Company entered the renewal season with expiring premium of approximately...
PartnerRe Files Shelf Registration Statement
Business Editors PEMBROKE, BERMUDA--BUSINESS WIRE--December 14, 2001 PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) today announced that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC a shelf registration statement for the proposed offering from time to time of up to $600 million of securities. Under this shelf registration...
PartnerRe Announces Plan to Increase Capital by $350 million; Expects to Grow Premiums by 30% and to Earn a 17% ROE in 2002
Business Editors PEMBROKE, Bermuda--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 26, 2001 PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) announced today that it intends, subject to market conditions, to raise $350 million of new capital in the form of trust preferred and convertible preferred securities, before the end of the year. Patrick Thiele, CEO and President...
PartnerRe Provides Outlook on Earnings Following September 11 Attacks; Anticipates Third Quarter Operating Loss of $5.60 - $6.25 Per Share
Business Editors PEMBROKE, Bermuda--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 3, 2001 Estimates Full Year Loss of $2.45 - $3.20 Per Share PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) announced today that, as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11 in the United States, it anticipates third quarter 2001 operating losses to be in...
PartnerRe Appoints John W. Davidson as the Group's Chief Investment Officer
Business Editors PEMBROKE, Bermuda--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 1, 2001 PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) today announced that John W. Davidson has been appointed Chief Investment Officer of PartnerRe and President and Chief Executive Officer of PartnerRe Asset Management Company. Located in Greenwich, Connecticut, Mr. Davidson will be responsible for the overall...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Patrick A. Thiele | President & CEO |
| Albert A. Benchimol | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Laurie A. Desmet | Chief Accounting Officer |
| Mike Mitchard | CIO |
| Jean-Paul Montupet | Director of the Company |
| William Babcock | Group Director, Finance |
| Alain Flandrin | Head, Property & Casualty, Global |
| Emmanuel Clarke | Head, Specialty Lines, Global |
| Scott D Moore | |
| Jan H. Holsboer | Director |
| Kevin M. Twomey | Director |
| Robert M. Baylis | Director |
| Vito H. Baumgartner | Member |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Judith Hanratty | Chairman |
| David K. Zwiener | Board of Directors |
| Jurgen Zech | Board of Directors |
| Lucio Stanca | Board of Directors |
| Remy Sautter | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Partner Reinsurance Company Ltd. | President & CEO | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | President & CEO | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wenger Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Chartered Financial Analyst | Former |
| Norwich Union | Former | |
| University of Wisconsin | B.S. In Finance and An Mba | Former |
Albert Benchimol is a member of the PartnerRe Group Executive Committee and is the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Based in Bermuda, Albert is responsible for all aspects of the Company's global financial operations, including financial reporting and control, treasury, actuarial, tax planning and capital management, as well as investor and rating agency relations. Albert also manages our investment and asset management and Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) units. Albert joined PartnerRe as Chief Financial Officer in April 2000. Prior to that, he spent 11 years working for Reliance Group Holdings Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President and Treasurer and a member of the senior management team. He spent seven years in corporate banking before joining the insurance industry. Albert has a B.Sc. and an MBA from McGill University and is fluent in French and English.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Partner Reinsurance Company Ltd. | Cfo & Executive Vice President | Former |
| McGill University | Mba | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Chief Accounting Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | CIO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Electric Co. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Director of the Company | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Electrical Manufacturers Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lexmark International, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Lexmark International Middle East Fz LLC | Director | Current |
| Lexmark International, Inc. | Compensation & Pension Committee Member | Current |
| Emerson Electric Co. | President, Eueope | Former |
| National Electrical Manufacturers Association | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Moteurs Leroy-Somer S.A. | Chairman and Director | Former |
| Emerson Electric Co. | Advisory Director | Former |
| Emerson Electric Co. | Chairman, North American Operations | Former |
| Emerson Electric Co. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Group Director, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Head, Property & Casualty, Global | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Head, Specialty Lines, Global | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Current | |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The British Standards Institution | Chairman | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Chairman | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Charles Taylor Consulting Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| BP plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| The British Standards Institution | Board of Directors | Former |
| Competition Commission | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | President & Chief Operating Officer, Property and Casualty Operations | Former |
| The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President & CFO | Former |
| Mellon Bank, N.A. | Senior Financial Management | Former |
| Ford Motor Company | Senior Financial Management | Former |
| Kimberly Clark Credit Union | Senior Financial Management | Former |
| The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Duke University | Fuqua Board of Visitors | Former |
| Northwestern University | MBA, Finance and Marketing | Former |
| Duke University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
Jan H. Holsboer has served as a director since May 2000 and is a member of the Company's Audit Committee and the Nominating & Governance Committee. Mr. Holsboer was a member of the Executive Board of ING/Nationale-Nederlanden and was primarily responsible for its International Operations from 1990 to 1999. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Holsboer was Chairman of the Executive Committee Financial Services International of ING Group with oversight of all its insurance, retail bank and asset management products outside the Benelux, including all of ING's reinsurance activities. During this period, Mr. Holsboer was also a member of the Executive Board of ING Bank. Mr. Holsboer was a Board member of the International Insurance Society from 1994 to 1999 and has been a member of the Geneva Association since 1986. Mr. Holsboer served as President of the Association from 1993 to 1999, as Honorary President from 2000 and was Co-Chairman of the Geneva Association Task Force on International Accounting Standards from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Holsboer is an Executive Board Member of Univar N.V., and a supervisory director of Atradius N.V., TD Waterhouse Bank N.V., and Yura International/Vittoria Capital Holding BV. Mr. Holsboer also serves as Chairman of the Board for both Stichting Vie d'Or and Vereniging Pro Senectute. Mr. Holsboer is Vice Chairman of the Amsterdam Institute of Finance.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Univar N.V. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Univar N.V. | Member, Mgmt Bd | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Member | Former |
| International Insurance Society, Inc | Board Member | Former |
Jürgen Zech has served as a director since August 2002 and is a member of the Company's Audit Committee, Human Resources Committee, and Compensation Committee. At the end of 2001, Dr. Zech retired as Chairman of the Board of Management of the insurance group Gerling-Konzern Versicherungs-Beteiligungs-AG, a post he assumed in 1996, having previously served as Vice Chairman since 1993. From 1986, Dr. Zech was employed by the reinsurance group Kölnische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Cologne, where he served as Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors from 1987 to 1992 and as Vice Chairman of their subsidiary, Cologne Re. Prior to joining Kölnische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Dr. Zech was with Colonia Versicherung AG, Cologne, where he served as a member of the Board of Executive Directors from 1975 to 1985. Dr. Zech has retired from the board of directors of Sauerborn Trust AG, Barclays plc, Barclays Bank plc, ATIS-REAL SA, Adyal SA and Oviesse GmbH. Dr. Zech serves as a non-executive director for Misys plc. Dr. Zech is chairman of Denkwerk GmbH and is also on the Board of Directors of Seeburger AG and Quarzwerk GmbH. Dr. Zech holds a Doctorate in Business Economics from the University of Cologne, an MBA from INSEAD, and is Chairman of the Cultural Initiative of German Industry (BDJ).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Twomey was president of The St. Joe Company from 1999 until his retirement in 2006. He is currently a director and chairman of the audit committee of PartnerRe (NYSE: PRE), an international reinsurance company. He is a director of Prime Property Fund LLC, a privately held company organized as a REIT and managed on behalf of investors by Morgan Stanley. He previously served as a director of Doral Financial Corporation (NYSE: DRL) from 2007 2009, of Novelis from 2006 2007, and of Intergraph Corporation from 2004 2006. Prior to joining The St. Joe Company, Mr. Twomey was vice chairman of the board of directors and chief financial officer of H.F. Ahmanson & Company and its principal subsidiary, Home Savings of America. Prior to joining Ahmanson in 1993, he was chief financial officer at First Gibraltar Bank, a company owned by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings. He serves on the board of trustees of the University of North Florida and is the chairman of the board trustees of the United Way of Northeast Florida. He holds master s degrees from Duke University and The George Washington University and a bachelor s degree from the University of Virginia.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acxiom Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Chairman | Current |
| Doral Financial Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Chinaloop | Board of Directors | Current |
| Intergraph Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of North Florida | Board of Directors | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Director | Current |
| St. Joe Company | President | Former |
| Twomey Company | CFO | Former |
| Ahmanson & Co | Former | |
| Acxiom Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Doral Financial Corporation | Director | Former |
| Duke University | MBA | Former |
| The George Washington University | Masters Degrees | Former |
| University of Virginia | bachelor's degree | Former |
| The George Washington University | MSA degree | Former |
| Intergraph Corporation | member | Former |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | member | Former |
1998 until January 2005. After a period of service as a cabinet member of the Italian government, Mr. Stanca re-joined the PartnerRe Board in September 2006, and is now a member of the Company's Nominating & Governance Committee and Finance & Risk Management Committee. In July 2001, Mr. Stanca was appointed as Minister of Innovation and Technology in the Italian Government. From 1994 until his retirement from IBM in 2001, Mr. Stanca was Executive Chairman of IBM EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM SEMEA (South Europe, Middle East, and Africa) from 1991 until 1994. Mr. Stanca worked with IBM in both Europe and the U.S. from 1968. Mr. Stanca is a Director of the Board of the Bocconi University and is Vice President of the Aspen Institute Italia.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
Rémy Sautter has served as a director of the Company since November 2001, is Vice Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee, and is a member of the Company's Nominating & Governance Committee. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Sautter was President and Chief Executive Officer of CLT-UFA Group. From 1985 to 1996, Mr. Sautter was Vice Chairman and Managing Director of RTL Radio, France and in 1989 he was appointed as Managing Director in charge of CLT radio activities. Mr. Sautter is Chairman of the Board for RTL Radio, France and Vice-Chairman of the Board for Channel 5, UK. Mr. Sautter also serves as a non-executive director of M6 Television (Paris), Pages Jaunes (Paris), and Taylor Nelson Sofres plc. (London), as a non-voting director of Thompson Multimédia P.L.C., and is Operating Partner of Duke Street Capital (London).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
Robert M. Baylis has served as a director since May 2000 and is the Chairman of the Company's Finance & Risk Management Committee and a member of the Company's Nominating & Governance Committee. Mr. Baylis was Vice Chairman of CS First Boston, a position he held until 1996, and prior to his retirement was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CS First Boston Pacific Inc. Mr. Baylis is a director of New York Life Insurance Company, Host Marriott Corporation, Covance, Inc., and is Chairman of the Board for Gildan Activewear, Inc. He is an overseer of the University of Pennsylvania Museum and a Trustee of the Rubin Museum of Art. Mr. Baylis is a member of the Advisory Council of the Economics Department of Princeton University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | Member Economics Department | Current |
| Darien Rowayton Bank | Current | |
| Gildan Activewear, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| The International Forum | Director | Current |
| Rubin Museum of Art | Board of Directors | Current |
| New York Life Insurance Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Covance, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Director | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Director | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Member | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Chairman of the Company's Finance & Risk Management Committee | Former |
| Credit Suisse | Vice Chairman | Former |
| CS First Boston, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| National Council YMCA of the USA | Board of Directors | Former |
Vito H. Baumgartner was appointed to the Board in November 2003 and is a member of the Company's Audit Committee, Human Resources Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Baumgartner serves as Vice Chairman to both the Human Resources Committee and Compensation Committee. Until he retired in January 2004, Mr. Baumgartner was a Group President and Executive Office member of Caterpillar Inc., a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Mr. Baumgartner is a Director of AB SKF, Inc. (Sweden), Scania AB (Sweden) and Northern Trust Global Services Ltd. (UK).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Member | Current |
| PartnerRe Ltd. | Vice Chairman of the Company's Human Resources Committee, and Compensation Committee | Current |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | Former |
Executive News
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2. PartnerRe Ltd. To Acquire PARIS RE.
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Zwiener Joins PartnerRe Board
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David Zwiener Appointed to PartnerRe`s Board of Directors
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PartnerRe Ltd. Appoints David Zwiener To Board - Quick Facts
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David Zwiener Appointed to PartnerRes Board of Directors
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PartnerRe to acquire Swiss rival in US$2b deal
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PartnerRe Ltd. übernimmt PARIS RE
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PartnerRe to Buy Paris Re
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PartnerRe Agrees To Acquire Rival Paris Re In $2 Bln All-stock Deal - Update
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PartnerRe to Acquire Paris Re in $2 Billion Deal
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PartnerRe to acquire Paris Re in $2 billion deal
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Reinsurer PartnerRe to acquire smaller rival Paris Re in cash, stock deal worth $2 billion
| Volume | 542,544 |
| Shares Outstanding | 79.6M |
| Market Cap | 5.9B |
| Year High | 81.71 |
| Year Low | 53.92 |
| Earnings Per Share | 21.39 |
| P/E Ratio | 3.50 |
| Dividend | 1.88 |
| Yield | 2.50 |
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