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Radian to Buy Lloyd’s Specialty Insurer Inigo for $1.7 Billion in Shift Beyond Mortgage Insurance

The company is pivoting toward global specialty lines using available liquidity for the purchase.

Overview

  • Radian said it will fund the primarily all-cash transaction from cash on hand and excess subsidiary capital without issuing new equity.
  • The agreed price values Inigo at 1.5 times its projected 2025 tangible equity.
  • Closing is targeted for the first quarter of 2026 pending regulatory approvals.
  • Radian will divest its mortgage conduit, title and real estate services units, classify them as discontinued operations starting in the third quarter of 2025, and seek buyers within about a year.
  • Management projects the deal will roughly double revenue and lift EPS by mid-teens percentages in the first full year, with Inigo’s leadership team remaining in place as Radian shares rose about 7% on the news.