Fronting news

Global reinsurance giant Hannover Re reported its third-quarter and nine month results today and perhaps the most notable aspect of them for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) community is that the company has reported a slight shrinking in the amount of its large losses ceded to insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital sources.

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.

Global reinsurance firm Hannover Re remained over its large loss budget after the first-half of 2025, but the second-quarter was a far less impactful period than Q1 which resulted in the company only ceding EUR 21 million of natural catastrophe losses with insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital sources.

Strategic Risk Solutions, Inc., an independent provider of insurance, reinsurance and captive management and consulting services, has promoted long-standing employee Andrew Hupman as its new head of office for SRS Bermuda.

Hannover Re has reported going “significantly” above its large loss budget for the first-quarter of 2025 with the California wildfires the main driver at a cost of EUR 631 million, saying that it shared EUR 438 million of its large natural catastrophe losses with insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital sources during the period.

Hannover Re’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) market facilitation activities continued to expand in 2024, with the number of collateralised reinsurance participations fronted for investors rising, while its catastrophe bond fronting also grew to a new record level.

The lawsuit filed by Porch Group against broker Gallagher Re regarding the Vesttoo reinsurance letter of credit (LOC) collateral fraud has been dismissed with prejudice by the Texas court. But Porch has said it intends to continue to pursue recourse in the matter.

Global reinsurance company Hannover Re shared a much larger proportion of its large natural catastrophe losses with insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital sources in the final quarter of 2024, as the company ceded out more than half of its losses from hurricane Milton, with retrocessional arrangements seemingly playing a key role.

Porch Group, the owner of insurer Homeowners of America Insurance Company (HOA) which was impacted by the Vesttoo reinsurance letter of credit (LOC) collateral fraud, has agreed a $7.1 million settlement over constructive trust claims with the Vesttoo Creditors Liquidating Trust, court documents show.

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused solution provider Jireh Risk Advisors Ltd. has announced a partnership with independent insurance manager Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) in Bermuda, that will see the pair delivering ILS related services, including risk transformation through a newly launched SPI, Strata ILS Ltd.