Multi-Strat Re

Till Capital Ltd., the new parent company of Resource Re Ltd. which was the first hedge fund style reinsurance firm to join the Multi-Strat Re Ltd. platform in September 2013, has now listed its shares on the TSX Venture Exchange.

Resource Re Ltd., the first hedge fund style reinsurance firm to join the Multi-Strat Re Ltd. platform last September, is changing hands as the reinsurer and its holding company Resource Holdings Ltd. gets acquired by Americas Bullion Royalty Corp.

Equity investment manager Hyaline Capital Management will soon be launching its own reinsurance firm, Hyaline Re Ltd., becoming the latest hedge fund style reinsurer to launch this year and a new addition to the Multi-Strat Re Ltd. platform.

Swan Re Ltd. has launched in Bermuda as the latest reinsurance firm backed by an asset manager following a hedge fund reinsurer strategy of using its capital to underwrite while generating additional profits investing the premium or float within its investment strategies.

Resource Re Ltd., the first reinsurer to join the Multi-Strat Re Ltd. Bermuda based reinsurance venture that seeks to enable asset managers, such as hedge fund managers, to enter the reinsurance market with less friction, is now actively raising capital.

Multi-Strat Re Ltd., the Bermuda based reinsurance venture that enables asset managers, such as hedge fund managers, to enter the reinsurance market with less friction, has a new Chairman and CEO in Bob Forness who was appointed to the roles recently.

Almost a year ago we wrote about a venture called Multi-Strat Re which was being launched in Bermuda to assist hedge fund managers to enter the reinsurance market with less friction, allowing investors and funds to outsource many of the necessary steps in launching and operating a reinsurance business.

The involvement of money from capital market sources, such as hedge funds, in the reinsurance industry, and in what form that capital is deployed, is a topic which has been receiving increasing attention this year. A new company launch could see the next generation of reinsurance-focused hedge fund managers entering the reinsurance space more easily, […]