Insurance linked securities news, ILS news

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) is back in the capital markets seeking another at least $200 million of collateralized reinsurance protection from a new Alamo Re Ltd. (Series 2019-1) transaction.

Athene Holding Ltd., the life and retirement reinsurance firm that is majority owned by Apollo, has raised $1 billion of third-party capital commitments for its new Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate (ACRA) vehicle that will enable investors to participate alongside the insurer in private deals.

The Jamaican government has said it is actively working with the World Bank on a catastrophe bond issuance, as the final piece of a disaster risk financing tower for the country is put into place.

Arcus Syndicate 1856 at Lloyd’s, which is backed by third-party funds under the management of the Credit Suisse insurance and reinsurance linked investment strategies team, has hired Nick James from Markel to become its underwriting manager for North America property treaty reinsurance.

Emerging markets and climate insurance focused  insurtech start-up WorldCover has partnered with the world’s largest ILS fund manager Nephila Capital, who will now provide some of the firms reinsurance protection through its Lloyd’s syndicate 2357.

United Insurance Holdings (UPC Insurance) said it secured $400 million of catastrophe reinsurance limit in loss affected layers of its program that renews in June, while also extending its quota share and negotiating improved terms.

Bermudian reinsurance firm and third-party ILS capital manager RenaissanceRe has reported that it ceded much of its growth in catastrophe business to its Upsilon vehicle in the first-quarter, while its fee income from third-party capital grew year-on-year.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund sector needs to adopt robust valuation practices, particularly for less liquid reinsurance assets, according to a guidance note from the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI).

Hiscox Re & ILS, the reinsurance and third-party capital focused unit of the global insurer, has been taking underwriting actions following the losses of the last two years, but isn’t convinced anticipated rate rises in Florida will be sufficient.

U.S. primary insurer Safepoint is set to issue a new catastrophe bond in Singapore, as a $75 million Manatee Re III Pte. Ltd. (Series 2019-1) transaction launches to the market.