Press Release

LONDON, 14^th September  2017 – Syndicate Research Limited (SRL) today placed the B+^ (Above Average), negative outlook, Continuity Opinion of Lloyd’s syndicate 4444 (Canopius Managing Agents Limited) under review for possible downgrade. This follows confirmation that Sompo Canopius is due to be acquired by a private equity consortium under a management buy-out, subject to regulatory approval, following Sompo Holdings Inc’s (Sompo) acquisition of Endurance Specialty Holdings (Endurance).

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