Insurance-linked investments

Specialist ILS fund manager Twelve Capital has announced a new partnership with Sydney based capital advisory and fund placement consultancy based Allen Partners, to help in expanding its distribution reach into Australia and New Zealand.

The acquisition of insurance- linked securities (ILS) asset manager Coriolis Capital Limited has been completed by SCOR Investment Partners, the investment arm of reinsurance giant SCOR.

Reflecting on the successful return of his company to the catastrophe bond market in 2019, Christian Mumenthaler, the CEO of reinsurance firm Swiss Re, explained that the reinsurer has always shown a commitment to the ILS market.

Signs of an impending recession will reaffirm support for ILS as an asset class, in spite of more muted investor sentiment over the past 12 months, according to Luca Albertini, chief executive and founding partner at Leadenhall Capital Parners LLP.

Bermuda domiciled specialty insurer and global reinsurer, AXIS Capital Holdings, is proud of its ability to raise new capital and bring in new investors in what’s been a challenging year for third-party capital raises, says President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Albert Benchimol.

Horseshoe, the Bermuda-headquartered ILS and reinsurance management and fund administration, servicing, and risk transformation specialist, has rebranded to reflect its partnership approach to its clients, CEO Andre Perez said.

Nephila Capital, the largest investment manager of insurance and reinsurance linked securities (ILS) and weather risk assets, is nearing launch of its own independent Lloyd’s managing agency.

Markel Corporation has revealed its awaited new retrocessional reinsurance ILS fund management unit, which is based in Bermuda and called Lodgepine Capital Management Limited.

While insurance resilience against catastrophes, mortality and healthcare related risks has been rising, a record sized protection gap remains, according to insight from global reinsurance firm Swiss Re.

AXA XL has announced a number of senior reinsurance leadership appointments and changes, as it seeks to simplify its structure around key markets and its strategy.