Markel CATCo Investment Management

Unsurprisingly the share prices for the stock exchange listed CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund, which is managed by Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. the retrocessional reinsurance investment specialist, have taken a hit today as investors digest today’s news of the impacts from recent catastrophes and ongoing loss creep from 2017.

Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd., the retrocessional reinsurance investment specialist, has set reserves for expected impacts from hurricane Michael and typhoon Jebi for its stock exchange listed CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund, while also warning of exposure to the California wildfires and continued loss creep from 2017 events as well.

The acquisition of the world’s largest insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked investment fund manager Nephila has now been completed by Markel Corporation, positioning Markel itself as now the largest manager of third-party reinsurance capital.

The acquisition of two of the largest specialist reinsurance, retrocession and insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund managers, as well as program and fronting specialist State National, is a game changer for Markel Corporation, according to the firms two Co-CEO’s.

Markel Corporation continued to report a significant increase in the investment management income it has earned from its reinsurance and retrocession linked specialist ILS investment manager Markel CATCo in its third-quarter earnings.

Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd., the retrocessional reinsurance investment specialist, has revealed that its stock exchange listed CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund is exposed to potential losses from hurricane Michael and typhoon Jebi.

The CEO of Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. and the Non-executive Chairman of the Board of the firms London-listed retrocessional reinsurance investment strategy, have again acquired shares in the fund.

Retrocessional reinsurance specialist investment manager Markel CATCo has bought back 1 million shares in one of the classes of its stock exchange listed fund.

Tony Belisle, CEO of Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. and a number of Directors of the managers London-listed retrocessional reinsurance strategy, have acquired more shares in the fund yesterday.

The increased size of Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd.’s assets under management, to which it added another $700 million to meet mid-year demand for its retrocessional reinsurance products, has helped the firm to underwrite a 30% larger mid-year book at the same rates as its January portfolio was secured.