Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Arch Capital or ACGL) is a Bermuda exempted public company which writes insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis, with a focus on specialty lines, the segment of the insurance industry where the more difficult and unusual risks are written. The company is headquartered in Bermuda and operates globally in 60 offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.[1]
History
The company was founded in May 2000 by Robert Clements and Peter A. Appel, with Appel as president and CEO.[2][3][4] The company's predecessor entity, Risk Capital Holdings had previously sold substantially all of the reinsurance operations of Risk Capital Reinsurance Co., its wholly owned subsidiary, to Folksamerica Reinsurance Co., and the surviving vehicle was the entity used to form Arch Capital.[5]