No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Hawley Robert L., was filed 08 Jun 2020.
Every trade that managers of Watford Holdings Ltd. disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Banks sector. Nothing new has been filed by managers of Watford Holdings Ltd. in twelve months, the latest record being from 6 July 2021.
Our records for Watford Holdings Ltd. go back to 2019, with 61 purchases and 1 sale on the open market in total.
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Watford Holdings Ltd. (ticker: WTRE) was a specialty property-and-casualty insurance and reinsurance holding company that was historically listed in the United States on the NASDAQ market. Its operating profile was centered on Watford Re Ltd., the group’s main underwriting subsidiary, while the parent company itself was organized as a Bermuda exempted company. For investors, the key takeaway is that WTRE combined a Bermuda-based underwriting platform with a U.S. public-market listing, making it a cross-border specialty insurer rather than a traditional domestic U.S. carrier. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601669/000160166920000085/a10-qwatfordjune302020docu.htm?utm_source=openai))
The business was formed in the mid-2010s, and Watford Re began writing business in early 2014 as a Class 4 insurer under the Bermuda Monetary Authority regime. The company later completed a direct listing of its common shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on March 28, 2019. That history matters because it frames WTRE as a capital-intensive, cycle-driven specialty reinsurer whose public-market identity was built around underwriting discipline, balance-sheet management, and investment income rather than scale alone. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601669/000160166920000085/a10-qwatfordjune302020docu.htm?utm_source=openai))
Operationally, Watford focused on P&C insurance and reinsurance, including business written on a direct and reinsurance basis and distributed through various coinsurance relationships. The company also managed a sizable investment portfolio, with disclosures describing holdings in investment-grade corporate credit, government bonds, and asset- and mortgage-backed securities. In practical terms, WTRE’s earnings profile depended on technical underwriting results, catastrophe and reserve experience, the pricing environment in specialty reinsurance, and the performance of its invested assets. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601669/000160166921000008/wtre-20201231.htm?utm_source=openai))
From a competitive standpoint, Watford operated in a demanding niche alongside Bermuda reinsurers, specialty underwriters, and alternative-capital platforms. Its competitive appeal lay in selective risk taking, a flexible capital structure, and the ability to deploy capacity when market conditions improved. That positioning made it relevant to global investors seeking exposure to insurance-cycle dynamics, but it also meant the business was sensitive to underwriting volatility and market pricing trends. Geographically, the company’s core operations were Bermuda-based, with its historical European footprint supported by Watford Insurance Company Europe Limited, formed in Gibraltar to underwrite business across Europe. ([insideraction.io](https://insideraction.io/database?utm_source=openai))
On recent developments, public-source information indicates that by 2024–2025 Watford was no longer presented as a publicly traded standalone company. A 2025 sector document describes Watford Holdings as a privately held, global specialty P&C insurance and reinsurance holding company headquartered in Bermuda, implying a change in ownership or corporate status versus the earlier NASDAQ-listed WTRE profile. For SEO and investor-content purposes, it is therefore important to distinguish the historical listed company from its later private-company form. ([somersgroup.com](https://somersgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/FCR-2024-Final.pdf?utm_source=openai))
| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2020 | 676.4 m USD | 64.9 m USD | 3.04 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2019 | 687.4 m USD | 62.5 m USD | 2.00 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2018 | 575.2 m USD | -34.9 m USD | -2.40 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2017 | 607.6 m USD | 10.7 m USD | -0.39 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.