Norton Rose Fulbright advises RGA on €1.4bn portfolio acquisition from Monument Re

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA) on the acquisition of a legacy €1.4 billion reinsurance portfolio, comprising annuity and other life insurance liabilities, from the Monument Re Group.

RGA is a NYSE listed group that is one of the largest global life and health reinsurers, focusing on life- and health-related reinsurance solutions.

The Norton Rose Fulbright team advising RGA on the transaction was led by partner Maria Ross and counsel David Bartlett. They were supported by senior associate Daisy Larcombe in the London corporate and regulatory insurance team; partner Dominic Stuttaford and senior associate Elisabeth Trotter in the London tax team; partner Gemma Long and senior associate Nicole McKenzie in the London banking and finance team; and partner Ian Giles and senior associate Rebecca Yourstone in the London antitrust team.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s global team of insurance lawyers advise many of the world’s most well-known industry participants on their most significant corporate, regulatory and transactional matters, as well as on complex claims, class actions, disputes and investigations. Its lawyers collaborate frequently with other practice groups in major financial centres across the globe to support the firm’s clients across a range of areas, including hard and soft markets, new regulatory frameworks, insurance technologies and cross-border and international issues.