Capital/Financing Update • Nov 3, 2010
Capital/Financing Update
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Press Release (p.1/2) 03 November 2010 N° 31 – 2010
Co For further information, please contact: Jean-Charles Simon / Géraldine Fontaine +33 (0) 1 46 98 73 17 Communications and Public Affairs Antonio Moretti +44 (0) 203 207 8562 Investor Relations Director
Lloyd's Market Franchise Board gave its "in principle" approval to the creation of Syndicate 2015 on Monday, 1 November 2010. Final arrangements and approval could lead to the commencement of underwriting as early as 1 January 2011 on a risk inception basis.
SCOR will be the sole capital provider of Syndicate 2015, the initial stamp capacity of which is GBP 75 million. The envisaged portfolio has a strong focus on shorter tail lines coming from markets outside the US and excludes reinsurance treaty business. This will be the first time that the Group is the exclusive capital provider to a Lloyd's Market syndicate.
Whittington Capital Management Ltd, part of Whittington Group, will be the managing agent of Syndicate 2015. The management team of the new syndicate includes Richard Harris, John Byrne and Tom Corfield (Active Underwriter).
SCOR's support of Syndicate 2015 reflects the company's intention to further develop an insurance platform. It is an additional initiative to the Group's ongoing strong support of a number of other syndicates as a reinsurer and/or capital provider.
Victor Peignet, CEO of SCOR Global P&C, commented: "We are very pleased to support this new syndicate 2015 on the Lloyd's Market managed by Whittington Capital Management Ltd. It constitutes a complementary route for SCOR by which to optimize the Group's access to business that is not currently being underwritten. Lloyd's has certainly proven to be a very efficient platform from which to underwrite business, benefiting from its reputation and global reach. This initiative was mentioned as being under consideration when we launched our new strategic plan "Strong Momentum" in September. It is fully consistent with our targets and other planned developments over the next few years."
You can read the Whittington Capital Management press release at http://www.whittingtoninsurance.com
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SCOR does not communicate "profit forecasts" in the sense of Article 2 of (EC) Regulation n°809/2004 of the European Commission. Thus, any forward-.looking statements contained in this communication should not be held as corresponding to such profit forecasts. Information in this communication may include "forward-looking statements", including but not limited to statements that are predictions of or indicate future events, trends, plans or objectives, based on certain assumptions and include any statement which does not directly relate to a historical fact or current fact. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as, without limitation, "anticipate", "assume", "believe", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "foresee", "intend", "may increase" and "may fluctuate" and similar expressions or by future or conditional verbs such as, without limitations, "will", "should", "would" and "could." Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements, because, by their nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, on the one hand, to differ from any results expressed or implied by the present communication, on the other hand.
Please refer to SCOR's document de référence filed with the AMF on 3 March 2010 under number D.10-00085 (the "Document de Référence"), for a description of certain important factors, risks and uncertainties that may affect the business of the SCOR Group. As a result of the extreme and unprecedented volatility and disruption of the current global financial crisis, SCOR is exposed to significant financial, capital market and other risks, including movements in interest rates, credit spreads, equity prices, and currency movements, changes in rating agency policies or practices, and the lowering or loss of financial strength or other ratings.
1, av. du Général de Gaulle 92074 Paris La Défense Cdx France Tél + 33 (0) 1 46 98 70 00 Fax + 33 (0) 1 47 67 04 09 www.scor.com RCS Nanterre B 562 033 357 Siret 562 033 357 00020 Société européenne au capital de 1 478 740 032 euros
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