Collateral news

Buckle, now a fronting specialist for MGA programs and previously a rideshare and gig insurance company, has become the latest to reveal issues caused by fraudulent reinsurance letters of credit linked to Vesttoo and is now suing the purported LOC provider China Construction Bank for damages.

The United States Court of Appeals has weighed in on a lawsuit regarding the Vesttoo fraud and the fake letters of credit (LOC) that underpinned reinsurance deals linked to the company, with a finding that could have some ramifications for brokers.

Decentralised climate infrastructure platform dClimate has announced that it has launched Tyche, a blockchain-based platform designed to facilitate insurance risk transactions, which will initially focus on catastrophe reinsurance before expanding towards energy-linked weather derivatives and collateral facilities.

Broking giant Aon and fronting specialist Clear Blue Insurance have put their trading relationship first to reach an out of court settlement in relation to a lawsuit over the reinsurance letter of credit (LOC) fraud perpetrated by insurtech Vesttoo, Artemis has been told by a number of market sources.

As the global insurance-linked securities (ILS) market evolves and expands, so too do its operational complexities and counterparty risks. This evolution elevates the trustee from a mere administrator to an essential partner, providing the stability and confidence that allows market participants to thrive in an increasingly demanding landscape, HSBC Bank explains.

In the latest twist in the long-running Vesttoo saga, where fraudulent collateral was found to be sitting behind reinsurance deals via letters of credit (LOC) that turned out to be forged, the creditors to the failed insurtech’s bankruptcy trust are now suing broker Aon and China Construction Bank, alleging fraudulent conduct and blaming them for […]

HSBC Bank USA, N.A. has announced a key hire to enhance its capabilities in the provision of corporate trusts to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, bringing Michael Commisso to the firm from his previous role at BNY.

A bank transfer has been highlighted in an ongoing Vesttoo fraud legal case, showing $4 million in funds sent to a China Construction Bank account in the name of Yu Po Holdings, the entity that was purported to have been the main investor providing collateral behind reinsurance deals where letters of credit (LOC) proved to […]

In its New York lawsuit against China Construction Bank (CCB) over the Vesttoo fraud, Aon’s segregated accounts company White Rock Insurance (SAC) Ltd. has raised the recent emergence of a criminal bribery case in Hong Kong and suggests this means CCB must have relevant communications and documentation that would support its own claims.

A former China Construction Bank employee is facing bribery charges in Hong Kong, accused of accepting payments in a crypto currency amounting to US $470,000 from a Vesttoo employee, to authenticate false letters of credit and collateral documentation.