Reinsurance News

Executives from Enstar, one of the largest legacy and run-off reinsurance specialists in the world, told Artemis that they are seeing strong interest for its solutions from the insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds sector, as managers seek mechanisms to provide liquidity to their investors.

The recent successful launch of $500 million casualty reinsurance sidecar Wayfare Re is a key development as Ascot Group continues to build out its Leadline Capital Partners business and represents a modern, scalable partnership with an appropriate investor in Antares, Mark Wilcox, Group Chief Financial Officer of Ascot told Artemis in an interview.

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has said that the January 2026 renewals will be shaped by capital abundance and product innovation, with success to be measured by how reinsurers and clients align on supporting “volatility protection at acceptable levels of risk transfer.”

Buyers and sellers are energised by the opportunity to unlock long-tail casualty risk through insurance-linked securities (ILS), with this momentum driving a broader transformation in the legacy reinsurance market, shifting it from one-off liability transfers toward long-term, strategic partnerships, according to Howden Re.

As insurance and reinsurance markets continue to deliver competitive returns, Lloyd’s of London is emerging as a focal point for investors seeking diversification and growth. However, alongside the surge in appetite for the market, particularly for exposure to fast-growing new syndicates, comes a need for careful consideration of the additional capital those businesses may require, […]

Nephila Capital, one of the longest-standing and largest insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers, has been approved in principle to launch Lloyd’s Syndicate 2359, its third syndicate and its first in the market to have a pure property catastrophe risk and returns focus for specialised Lloyd’s investors and capital allocators, Artemis can report.

In the property catastrophe reinsurance segment, German reinsurer Hannover Re is anticipating that competition will intensify further if the market only experiences losses that fall largely with their natural catastrophe budgets.

Ariel Re is to separate out risk classes it underwrites by aligning its established Syndicate 1910 with the Bermuda ILS peer group through adopting a pure property catastrophe reinsurance focus for the vehicle, while setting up a new syndicate for the rest, the company said today.

Urs Baertschi, CEO of P&C Reinsurance at Swiss Re, today emphasised that the company’s third-party capital markets focused Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division remains an important part of the services and capabilities offered to its clients, while also saying that when it comes to the reinsurance sector’s capital pools, it’s not a case of “either […]

German reinsurer Deutsche Rückversicherung AG (Deutsche Rück) is exploring potential risk absorbers and additional vehicles, while also keeping an open mind towards alternative capital instruments, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Achim Bosch.