Venerable Completes Acquisition from Equitable Holdings
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WEST CHESTER, Pa., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Venerable Holdings, Inc. ("Venerable") today announced the completion of its acquisition of Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company ("CS Life Re"), a Delaware domiciled and New York licensed reinsurance company, from Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) ("Equitable Holdings"). With the close of this transaction, Venerable's pro forma assets under management and reinsurance increase to approximately $70 billion.
On a pro forma basis, Venerable has more than doubled its general account assets from $9 billion to $19 billion, in addition to over $51 billion in separate account reinsured. The transaction includes reinsurance of a legacy variable annuity block from Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company with the combined deal representing $36.5 billion of underlying account value and general account assets. Venerable has also reinsured its existing business into CS Life Re, enabling operating efficiencies and optimizing liquidity for its collective book of business.