Alterra Capital Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides specialty insurance and reinsurance products for the property and casualty market principally in Bermuda, Ireland, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It offers aviation, excess liability, professional liability, property, general casualty, financial institutions, and accident and health insurance products. The company also provides agriculture, general casualty, aviation, marine and energy, professional liability, medical malpractice, whole account, workers compensation, property, annuity, health, and life reinsurance products. Alterra Capital Holdings Limited was formerly known as Max Capital Group and changed its name on 13 May, 2010 as a result of merger with Harbor Point Limited. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.