Professionalism and
integrity, with results

RiverStone International is an industry-leading acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business specialising in the management of legacy business and portfolios. 

Latest news

RiverStone International recognised as a Great Place to Work™ for Women

We are proud to have been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women….

Our acquisitions

38 completed transactions across both Lloyd’s and company markets.

In the past two years alone we have been the most active participant in the Lloyd’s legacy market.

Claims service

Fair, equitable and speedy resolution of covered claims.

We strive to be market leaders in our approach to claims, especially in speed of response, efficiency of service and settlement.

Careers

Join our growing team at RiverStone International.

Operating globally, we have transacted a wide variety of deals  – from portfolio transfers to company purchases, acquiring more than  $14.5 billion of liabilities since 2010

38

Deals since 2010

$14.5bn

Gross liabilities acquired since 2010

$6.1bn

Cumulative claims paid since 2010

$1.4bn

Shareholders equity

$6.8bn

Total liabilities

$8.2bn

Total assets

Go to Acquisitions

Cumulative claims paid, shareholders equity, total gross liabilities under management and assets under management are as of December 31, 2024. Deals since 2010 and gross liabilities acquired since 2010 are latest figures available. All balances are unaudited figures of the RiverStone International Group.

We believe that insurers and reinsurers across the globe face an increasingly attractive opportunity to use legacy solutions to reduce risk, enhance returns and help to focus the business on core priorities.  

We have a proven track record in accessing and providing new capital for restructuring which enables our clients to write new business and generate new income streams that otherwise might not have been possible. 

Our operating principles

Reputation

We strive to maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders.

Innovation

We look to provide creative solutions to secure and finalize transactions and to handle complex matters.

Speed & scale

We have flexibility to undertake transactions of different sizes and scopes.

Transparency & reliability

We are open and honest
in all our dealings.

Security & finality

We provide collateralised security for reinsurance transactions, and finality solutions. 

How we can help

Release capital to support core underwriting lines of businesses, during periods of hardening rates and market volatility.

Reduce volatility from legacy portfolios, which can have volatility in their tail.

Reduce management and operational distraction from non-core business lines.

Simplify strategy and optimise return on equity from redeployment of capital into more accretive core opportunities.

Optimise cost base and operations by transferring resource and retiring legacy systems.

Manage regulatory change impact on legacy books.

Recent highlights

RiverStone International recognised as a Great Place to Work™ for Women

We are proud to have been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women….

Celebrating Diwali – Festival Of Lights

At RiverStone we strive to foster an inclusive environment where we encourage and raise awareness…

RiverStone International broadens European reach with Catalina Insurance Ireland acquisition

Press release  11 September 2023 RiverStone International, the largest provider of legacy solutions in the…

We are proud to support Pride Month

Although we may seemingly have come a long way forward with LGBTQ+ rights in the…

RiverStone International expands UK boards with INED appointments

Press release  30 May 2023 RiverStone International, the largest provider of legacy solutions in the…

RiverStone International secures new corporate member level reinsurance to support growth

RiverStone International, the largest provider of legacy solutions in the Lloyd’s market, today announced that…

RiverStone International completes RITC and LPT transactions with MS Amlin

RiverStone International, the industry-leading acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business, has completed…

RiverStone International Announces Loss Portfolio Transfer Deal with AXIS Capital

Pembroke, Bermuda, December 15, 2022 – RiverStone International today announced that it has entered into…

RiverStone International signs agreement with Sompo International to acquire run-off Endurance at Lloyd’s (EAL) business

Sompo International’s press release: PEMBROKE, Bermuda, August 30, 2022 — Sompo International, a leading global…

Mike Cain appointed as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

26 July 2022 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Cain as Group…