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Pacific Insurance became a subsidiary of Fairfax in early 2011. Based in Kuala Lumpur, the company offers all classes of general insurance in Malaysia including fire, motor and personal accident and is known for being a pioneer and a quality provider of medical insurance.
Pacific Insurance is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sonny Tan SiewHock.
Advent is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Based in the U.K., Advent is a reinsurance and insurance company, focused on specialty property reinsurance and insurance risks. Advent offers reinsurance solutions through Advent Syndicate 780 at Lloyd's and Advent Re in Bermuda. Advent provides insurance cover, principally for physical damage risks, through Advent Syndicate 780 at Lloyd's.
Advent is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jim Migliorini.
Alliance Insurance PSC is owned 20% by Fairfax. Alliance was established in 1975 and provides a complete range of life and general insurance products and services in the United Arab Emirates region.
Alliance is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Wisam Al-Haimus.
Alltrust Insurance Company of China is owned 15% by Fairfax. Alltrust provides a full spectrum of primary insurance products and services in China, including property insurance, liability insurance, surety bonds, short-term health insurance, accident insurance, motor insurance and reinsurance.
Alltrust is headquartered in Shanghai and was established in September 2004 by a group of large Chinese power conglomerates and industrial groups, including five of China’s largest power groups that generate over 45% of the country’s power supply.
Alltrust is led by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Henry Du.
Crum & Forster Holdings (C&F) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Based in Morristown, New Jersey, C&F, through its insurance companies, writes commercial property and casualty insurance in the United States offering a broad range of commercial coverage including standard, specialty, and excess and surplus lines.
The C&F group of insurance companies include United States Fire Insurance Company, The North River Insurance Company, Crum and Forster Insurance Company, Crum & Forster Indemnity Company, Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company, Seneca Insurance Company Inc., Seneca Specialty Insurance Company, First Mercury Insurance Company, First Mercury Casualty Company, Valiant Insurance Company, Valiant Specialty Insurance Company, American Underwriters Insurance Company and AMC RE Inc.
C&F is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Doug Libby.
Falcon Insurance Company (Hong Kong) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Based in Hong Kong, it writes property and casualty insurance to niche markets in Hong Kong. Through acquisitions and organic growth, Falcon now ranks amongst the territory's major general insurance companies, numbering amongst its client base many of Hong Kong's leading corporations.
Falcon is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gobinath Athappan.
Falcon Thailand operates as a joint venture with The Navakij Insurance Public Company Limited. Falcon Thailand offers a variety of general insurance products including motor, personal accident, fire and marine.
Falcon Thailand is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Oran Vongsuraphichet.
Fairfax Brasil Seguros Corporativos S.A. was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax in 2009. Based in São Paulo, Fairfax Brasil commenced writing commercial property and casualty insurance in Brazil in March, 2010. Fairfax Brasil operates in all lines of commercial business, with a primary focus on property, energy, casualty, surety, marine, financial lines, special risks, hull and aviation.
Fairfax Brasil is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jacques Bergman.
First Capital is owned 98% by Fairfax. Based in Singapore, it writes property and casualty insurance primarily to Singapore markets. First Capital is engaged in writing both personal and commercial lines of non-life insurance business across various classes such as Fire, Engineering, Marine Cargo, Marine Hull, Bond, Professional Indemnity, Motor, Public Liability, Workers’ Compensation, Personal Accident and other Miscellaneous Accident insurance business. First Capital is a leading underwriter of Marine Hull insurance in the region and this class of business forms a significant segment of the Company’s well balanced overall business portfolio.
First Capital is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ramaswamy Athappan.
Group Re is primarily comprised of CRC Reinsurance and Wentworth Insurance, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Fairfax. Based in Barbados, these companies underwrite treaty and facultative reinsurance on a global basis.
Gulf Insurance Company is 41% owned by Fairfax and operates as a joint venture with Gulf Insurance’s largest shareholder, Kuwait Projects Company (Holdings) or KIPCO. Gulf Insurance was established in 1962 and is currently the largest insurance company in Kuwait in terms of written and retained premiums. Its subsidiaries include Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company, Bahrain; Arab Misr Insurance Group, Egypt; Arab Orient Insurance Co., Jordan; Fajr Al-Gulf Insurance & Reinsurance Company, Lebanon; Syrian Kuwaiti Insurance Company, Syria and Buruj Cooperative, Saudi Arabia.
Gulf Insurance is led by Mr. Khaled Saoud Al-Hasan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Hamblin Watsa is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Based in Toronto, it provides investment management services exclusively to the insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries of the Fairfax group.
See www.hwic.ca for more information about Hamblin Watsa.
ICICI Lombard is 26% owned by Fairfax and is a joint venture with ICICI Bank Limited. ICICI Lombard is the largest private sector general insurance company in India. ICICI Lombard offers insurance solutions across various classes such as personal, health, travel, rural, liability, business, and credit and political risk.
ICICI Lombard is led by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Bhargav Dasgupta.
Northbridge Financial is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Based in Toronto, it provides property and casualty insurance products through its Commonwealth, Federated, Lombard and Markel subsidiaries, primarily in the Canadian market as well as in select U.S. markets. It is one of the largest commercial property and casualty insurers in Canada based on gross premiums written.
Northbridge is led by the President and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Silvy Wright.
OdysseyRe is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, it underwrites treaty and facultative reinsurance as well as specialty insurance business on a global basis, with principal locations in the United States, Toronto, London, Paris, Singapore and Latin America.
OdysseyRe operates through its subsidiaries Odyssey America Reinsurance Company, Hudson Insurance Company, Hudson Specialty Insurance Company, Newline Underwriting Management Limited, OdysseyRe's managing agent at Lloyd's, Newline Insurance Company Limited, Newline Asia Services Pte. Ltd. and Odyssey America Reinsurance Corporation Escritório de Representação no Brasil Ltda.
Odyssey is led by the President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Brian Young.
Polish Re (Polskie Towarzystwo Reasekuracji) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Based in Warsaw, Poland, it writes reinsurance business in the Central and Eastern European regions. Polish Re specializes in the reinsurance business in Poland and is also helping to develop the insurance markets of Central and Eastern Europe. Polish Re operates in 40 markets, where it has over 200 clients. It has been operating in the insurance market since June 1996.
Polish Re is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Marek Czerski.
RiverStone provides a broad range of complementary run-off services and management support. Its insurance experts are available to provide consultation relating to all aspects of claims, reinsurance, and litigation management as well as general matters such as due diligence reviews, forensic accounting reviews, and staff training. In addition, RiverStone is prepared to acquire or service insurance or liability portfolios in a variety of ways, depending upon customer needs.
The runoff business comprises the U.S. runoff group and the European runoff group. The U.S. runoff group includes TIG Insurance Company and its insurer subsidiaries, Fairmont Premier Insurance Company, Fairmont Specialty Insurance Company, Fairmont Insurance Company and General Fidelity Insurance Company. The European runoff group consists of RiverStone Insurance UK and nSpire Re.
RiverStone is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nick Bentley.
Singapore Re is 23% owned by Fairfax. Singapore Re is the island republic's only active indigenous reinsurer, serving the insurers in Singapore as well as those in the Asian region and beyond. The company operates as a general reinsurance company and underwrites property, liability, miscellaneous accident, and marine classes on a facultative and treaty basis.
Singapore Re is led by the Chief General Manager/Principal Officer, Ms. Theresa Wee Sui Ling.
Zenith is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Based in Woodland Hills, California, Zenith is primarily engaged in the workers' compensation insurance business in the United States. Zenith conducts business in 45 states and the District of Columbia through independent agencies.
Zenith operates through its subsidiaries Zenith Insurance Company and ZNAT Insurance Company. Zenith has been a specialist in workers’ compensation since 1951.
Zenith is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jack Miller.