casualty reinsurance

AXIS Capital, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter, has reported higher fee income from its strategic capital partner arrangements in the first-quarter of the year, as insurance-linked securities and third-party capital activities continue to build.

During the Markel Group first-quarter earnings call yesterday, Simon Wilson, CEO of Markel Insurance, said he is concerned about the competitive tendencies of certain MGA’s that are backed by sidecars and private capital, who he believes may be chasing US casualty risk pricing down in areas of the market where caution is warranted.

QBE, the global re/insurer, sees alternative reinsurance capital as an important lever to allow the company to deliver sustainable returns in the mid-teens, according to its CEO Andrew Horton and CFO Chris Killourhy, with recent catastrophe bond and casualty sidecar initiatives seen as early deals to help in building a profile within ILS markets.

AXIS Capital, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter, has put a new reporting line in place for its insurance-linked securities (ILS) division AXIS ILS, with Group Chief Underwriting Officer Dan Draper adding that to his responsibilities.

AXIS Capital continues to leverage alternative capital and partner with insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors, with these activities generating attractive fee income in 2025. While a new structure established for 2026 shows that its casualty sidecar Monarch Point Re remains a core focus for the company.

QBE Re, the international reinsurance arm of the global insurance group, has sponsored its first casualty reinsurance sidecar vehicle, securing over $550 million in fully collateralised quota share reinsurance through George Street Re, with the transaction backed by institutional investors Culpeper Capital Partners and Calidris Investment Partners.

In order for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market to succeed and truly compete with traditional reinsurance capacity, it must expand into casualty, which is why Ecclesia Re, the specialist reinsurance broking arm of Ecclesia Group, is placing such strong emphasis on this area.

Global broker Aon and risk modelling, data and analytics specialist Moody’s have said that they see the annual premiums from the casualty catastrophe reinsurance market as a potential $5 billion opportunity, with a named peril focus seen as the best way to foster development of the segment.

Fleming Insurance Holdings, a capital solutions provider with a casualty focused insurance-linked securities (ILS) offering, has launched a new technology and AI-analytics platform named REvolve™, that it says facilitates smooth, recurring transfer of liabilities and enhances its casualty ILS offering.

Global broker Aon and risk modelling, data and analytics specialist Moody’s Insurance Solutions have announced an expanded casualty reinsurance collaboration, with part of the goal being to help capital more efficiently allocate to casualty risk.