life settlements

Vida Capital, Inc., the alternative investment manager with a life settlement and insurance-linked securities (ILS) focus, has announced the appointment of a new President and CEO in Blair Wallace.

Athene Holding Ltd., the life and retirement reinsurance company majority owned by investor and private equity specialist Apollo Global, put third-party capital from its Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate (ACRA) sidecar to work in a huge $4.9 billion pension risk transfer deal.

Coventry, a leading player in the market for life settlement investments, sees positive market momentum for this segment of insurance-linked investing and has made a key promotion to support expected growth.

Private equity specialist Apollo Global and life and retirement reinsurance company Athene Holding Ltd. are set to merge, in a transaction that values the latter at $11 billion and the combined company at $29 billion, underscoring the attractive combination that is investing alongside life and annuity reinsurance premium float accumulation.

Carlisle Management Company, a Luxembourg headquartered global alternatives investment firm, has announced the successful raising of $290 million for its latest life insurance-linked settlements fund.

Athene Holding Ltd., the life and retirement reinsurance company majority owned by investor and private equity specialist Apollo Global, saw another healthy quarter of management fee income from its Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate (ACRA) sidecar vehicle in Q4 2020.

Insurance-linked synergies are rife in the just completed transaction that saw private equity and buyout giant KKR & Co. L.P. (or Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) acquiring life and retirement focused insurance and reinsurance firm Global Atlantic Financial Group.

The life settlements market will not be immune to the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to investment management consultancy Conning, but this won’t hinder it from achieving continued growth the company said.

As its Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate (ACRA) sidecar vehicle begins to scale up, Athene Holding Ltd., the life and retirement reinsurance company majority owned by investor and private equity specialist Apollo Global has seen a tripling of management fees earned quarter-on-quarter.

Leading United States life, retirement and annuities insurance and reinsurance company Global Atlantic has put its co-investment vehicle named Ivy, which operates as a kind of sidecar structure, to work in a $5.7 billion annuity reinsurance deal with American Financial Group affiliate, Great American Life Insurance Company.