Insurance-linked investments

The rapid growth of ESG (environmental, social, governance) appropriate investment products is set to create a “paradigm shift” in investment markets, which could lead to more than 50% of European mutual fund assets invested in ESG funds as soon as 2025, according to PwC.

PartnerRe, the Bermuda headquartered and EXOR owned reinsurance company, is set to make third-party capital an even more central component of its business model, with the hiring of Andrew Hughes from Hiscox ILS, who will take on the role of CEO Third Party Capital.

Genworth Mortgage Insurance, the mortgage insurer subsidiary of Genworth Financial, is back in the capital markets for its second mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance, with a $350 million Triangle Re 2020-1 Ltd. deal.

Specialist mortgage insurance group NMI Holdings, Inc. has successfully priced its latest and now fifth mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) deal, a $242 million Oaktown Re V Ltd. transaction.

Private catastrophe bond transformer and transaction platform Eclipse Re Ltd. has completed its fifth listed insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance of 2020, with a nearly $20 million Eclipse Re Ltd. (Series 2020-06A) deal that has been privately placed with qualified investors.

CoreLogic, the property risk modelling, data and analytics company, has hired experienced insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance executive Pierre Wiart in Australia, to become its regional Head of Consulting and Risk Management.

Pension fund investors that allocate to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space are looking for a certain level of transparency, humility, and a dynamic relationship, according to Craig Dandurand, Head of Debt at the Future Fund of Australia.

A survey of institutional investors allocation preferences for private asset classes shows a “notable” increase in interest in insurance-linked securities (ILS) at this time, according to global investment manager Schroders.

U.S. mortgage insurer Radian Guaranty, part of the Radian Group, is back in the capital markets with its first mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, as it seeks $390.3 million of collateralised reinsurance through an Eagle Re 2020-2 Ltd. transaction.

Randall & Quilter (R&Q) Investment Holdings, the specialist non-life insurance and reinsurance legacy investor and program manager, expects third-party capital to play a role across both the program management and legacy sides of its business.