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Michael Gorzynski — an investor who owns a 6.6% stake in HC2 Holdings Inc., has a seat on the HC2 board and who serves as the chairman of HC2′s Continental General Insurance Company unit — is trying to acquire the Continental insurance business from HC2.
A company controlled by Gorzynski has sent HC2 a non-binding indication of interest in buying the insurance business, HC2 says.
HC2 is a New York-based company that buys and owns a wide range of other companies, including energy companies and steel companies.
Continental Insurance Group is the "intermediate holding company" that HC2 uses to hold the insurance operations. The main insurance operating companies are Continental General and Continental LTC Inc.
Continental insurance is based in Austin, Texas, and administers coverage for about 125,000 LTCI, life, annuity and supplemental health customers.
Resources
- A copy of the new indication of interest announcement is available here.
- An earlier article about HC2 and Continental is available here.
HC2 used Continental Insurance Group to acquire Continental General and a sister company, United Teacher Associates Insurance, from Great American Financial Resources in 2015.
HC2 then used Continental Insurance Group to acquire Kanawha Insurance Company, an LTCI issuer, from Humana Inc. in 2018.
Although Continental has blocks of life and annuity business as well as blocks of LTCI business, it's best known for its LTCI business, because it has been one of the few companies making deals for blocks of LTCI business.
Gorzynski made headlines about a year ago by leading an effort to change HC2′s management. Philip Falcone, the previous CEO, left the company in June, and Wayne Barr Jr. was named to fill the position.
Gorzynski joined the HC2 board in May. He was appointed chairman of Continental General in October.
