Transaction Overview
On 8/17/16, UPC entered into a Merger Agreement with RDX Holding (American Coastal’s parent)
- $674mm all-stock merger meant to qualify as a tax-free reorganization
- RDX members received 49% of the outstanding UPC common stock as of the closing
- Implies $330mm(a) valuation for American Coastal or 9.0x 2015 net income / 1.70x TBV
- Dan Peed became non-executive Vice-Chair of UPC’s Board and nominated two directors
- Peed was the CEO of ACIC and owns a majority of RDX stock
- John Forney, UPC’s President and CEO, assumed the role of CEO of the combined entity
- Transaction was subject to UPC shareholder approval and required regulatory approvals
Combination created combined entity with over $1 billion of premium in force
- Leading specialty personal and commercial lines property underwriter focused on coastal states
- Transaction immediately accretive to United’s earnings per share and ROE
American Coastal is the largest commercial residential insurer in Florida with $309mm DPW
- ACIC is a specialty underwriter focused primarily on FL commercial residential property
- Long-term exclusive agreement with AmRisc, largest commercial windstorm MGA in the US
Publicly-traded (UIHC), UPC was the 25th largest homeowners insurer in the U.S. for 2015(a)
- Specialized personal and commercial property cat writer
- Geographically diversified book of business
- Long track record of consistent underwriting profitability and strong returns on invested capital
TigerRisk Capital Markets & Advisory Role
TCMA acted as financial advisor to RDX and American Coastal
- Evaluated a broad set of strategic alternatives for American Coastal
- Introduced the counterparties
- Created the proposed transaction structure
- Performed financial analysis on the pro forma combination
- Performed reinsurance program analysis and synergy evaluation
- Assisted American Coastal in negotiation of final transaction terms