"He's very strong, he knows the market."
Chambers USA 2016

Overview

Richard B. (Ricky) Spitzer is an Insurance Finance partner in Mayer Brown’s New York office. Ricky focuses his practice on capital market and corporate transactions involving the insurance industry. He has represented issuers and underwriters in connection with securities offerings by insurance companies, including offerings of equity, debt and surplus notes. He also counsels insurers on structured finance transactions such as catastrophe bonds, mortality bonds and other risk-linked securities. He also has experience related to insurance mergers and acquisitions.

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  • China Property & Casualty Reinsurance Company Ltd. in connection with its Panda Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in June 2015.
  • The initial purchaser in connection with UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A.’s Azzurro Re I Limited catastrophe bond offering in June 2015.
  • Texas Windstorm Insurance Association in connection with its Alamo Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offerings in June 2014 and May 2015.
  • Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation in connection with its Everglades Re II Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in May 2015.
  • Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association in connection with its Cranberry Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in April 2015.
  • Partner Reinsurance Company Ltd. in connection with its Lorenz Re Ltd. sidecar offerings in March 2013 and April 2015.
  • Partner Reinsurance Company Ltd. in connection with its Demeter sidecar offering in April 2015.
  • Ambac Assurance Corporation in connection with the commutation of its liabilities relating to certain wrapped securities in April 2015.
  • Heritage Property and Casualty Insurance Co. in connection with its Citrus Re Ltd. Catastrophe bond offerings in April 2014 and April 2015.
  • Catlin Insurance Company in connection with its Galileo Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offerings in October 2013 and February 2015.
  • The initial purchasers in connection with Amlin AG’s catastrophe bond offering in December 2014.
  • Ursa Re Ltd. in connection with its catastrophe bond offering providing reinsurance protection to the California Earthquake Authority in December 2014.
  • The initial purchasers in connection with Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.’s senior note offering in November 2014.
  • Everest Reinsurance Company in connection with its Kilimanjaro Re Limited catastrophe bond offerings in April 2014 and November 2014.
  • Ambac Financial Group, Inc. in connection with an offering of senior secured notes by Corolla Trust in August 2014.
  • The underwriter in connection with the follow-on equity offering of Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. in May 2014.
  • Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and Nipponkoa Insurance Company Limited in connection with its Aozora Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in May 2014.
  • The initial purchasers in connection with Allstate Insurance Company’s Sanders Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offerings in May 2013 and May 2014.
  • American Coastal Insurance Company in connection with its Armor Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offerings in May 2013 and May 2014.
  • Citizens Property Insurance Company in connection with its Everglades Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offerings in March 2013 and April 2014.
  • The initial purchasers in connection with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company’s surplus note offering in April 2014.
  • Great American Insurance Company in connection with its Riverfront Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in March 2014.
  • American Strategic Insurance Group in connection with its Gator Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in March 2014.
  • Tokio Millenium Re AG in connection with its Omamori catastrophe bond offering in January 2014.
  • QBE Insurance in connection with its Venterra Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in December 2013.
  • Argonaut Insurance Company in connection with its Loma Reinsurance (Bermuda) Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in December 2013.
  • Achmea in connection with its Windmill I Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in December 2013.
  • ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd. in connection with its Altair Re Ltd. sidecar offering in December 2013.
  • The underwriter in connection with the follow-on equity offering of Kingstone Companies, Inc. in December 2013.
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority in connection with its MetroCat Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in July 2013.
  • North Carolina Joint Underwriting Association in connection with its Tar Heel Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in April 2013.
  • ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd. in connection with its Altair Re Ltd. sidecar offering in April 2013.
  • The initial purchasers in connection with the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool’s Bosphorus I Re Ltd. catastrophe bond offering in April 2013.
  • The initial purchasers in connection with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company’s Caelus Re 2013 Limited catastrophe bond offerings in March and April 2013.

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Education

Georgetown University Law Center, JD

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  • New York