Casualty reinsurance sidecar news

Following the recent launch of Hamilton Insurance Group’s first casualty reinsurance sidecar, Craig Howie, Group Chief Financial Officer, explained that the sidecar enhances Hamilton’s ability to support casualty reinsurance underwriting through scalable and efficient capital solutions.

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., a Bermuda based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has reported higher third-party capital fee income generated by activities under its Ada Capital Management unit in the first-quarter of 2026, while the income may continued to rise this year thanks to the recent casualty sidecar launch from the firm.

Rachel Bardon, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at Compre, said its recent participation in George Street Re, QBE Re’s debut casualty sidecar, represents a repeatable and well-diversified book of business, exemplifying the company’s broader strategy as it looks to pursue similar transactions in the future.

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.

As legacy and run-off reinsurance specialist, Enstar increasingly provides solutions for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, we spoke with Dan Sanford, Managing Director, M&A, at the company’s office in Bermuda, about the role of ILS in the legacy space.

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.

The casualty insurance-linked securities and casualty reinsurance sidecar market is seen as primed for expansion, with speakers at today’s SIFMA ILS conference in Miami saying the aligned nature of the structures and the motivation of cedents to participate all suggest traction will persist.

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., a Bermuda based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has announced the launch of its first casualty reinsurance sidecar with a plan to cede around $300 million of premium to it over the multi-year duration of structure and investment firm Sixth Street as the provider of capital and an asset strategy to […]

The outstanding market for collateralized reinsurance sidecar structures grew by more than $5 billion in capacity terms over the course of full-year 2025, with casualty and non-catastrophe vehicles a key driver of sidecar market expansion, Aon Securities has said.

The outstanding market for collateralized reinsurance sidecar structures has expanded rapidly, with estimates from rating agency AM Best valuing the space between $16 billion and $18 billion, which marks an 183% increase over the mid-point of the $5 billion to $7 billion range estimated by the agency in 2023.