Fidelis Insurance

The proceeds will be used by the Bermudian to take advantage of rate hardening in key markets.

After pricing below the expected range at its IPO, the Fidelis stock price slipped on the first day of trading - here's how other (re)insurance IPOs have gone since 2000.

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Fidelis shares closed down from the $14 per share price set for the IPO, or a 0.8x multiple of its $17.19 book value per share at end of Q1 2023.

The carrier stands to raise $210mn from the offering.

The increase takes the carrier’s total reserves for the conflict to $145.6mn.

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The carrier has set its IPO price at between $16 and $19 per common share, and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker FIHL.

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The carrier also recorded a large one-off benefit from the separation of its balance sheet and MGU segments.

The Fidelis IPO has no clear precedent, but there is an appetite for investment in the specialty space, as seen earlier this year with the Skyward public listing.

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