Aurigen Reinsurance Company was founded in 2007 as a provider of risk and capital management solutions for Canadian life insurance companies through the reinsurance of life insurance policies. It was headquartered in Toronto and funded with $500 million representing the largest capital raisefrom private equity markets backing a start-up financial services company in Canada. In 2013, it expanded into the US market and, in 2017, it waspurchased by PartnerRe, a global reinsurer.