Nephila Capital news

Nephila Capital, the specialist reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) manager owned by Markel, has continued to grow its stature in the reinsurance market in the last quarter, with catastrophe premiums written growing and as a result the ILS manager has delivered increased fund management revenues to its parent as well.

MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer has appointed former Nephila executive and insurance-linked securities (ILS) expert Darren Toh as a Senior Underwriter within its Asia Pacific division, as the company continues to expand its presence and invest in strategic growth across the region.

Nephila Capital, one of the longest-standing and largest insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers, has been approved in principle to launch Lloyd’s Syndicate 2359, its third syndicate and its first in the market to have a pure property catastrophe risk and returns focus for specialised Lloyd’s investors and capital allocators, Artemis can report.

Speaking with Artemis, the leadership of Nephila Capital, one of the world’s largest and longest-standing insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers, explained their focus remains serving investors and being a valued trading partner with cedants.

Nephila Capital, one of the world’s largest and longest-standing insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers, has selected financial technology provider SEI to support its back and middle-office operations in both North America and the UK, as the manager continues to grow its presence in the ILS market.

Nephila, one of the world’s largest and longest-standing insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers, has made changes at the leadership level, with Jessica Laird promoted to become CEO of Nephila Capital, as one of its co-founders, Frank Majors, steps back from the top team to focus on portfolio construction.

Nephila Capital, the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has lifted the profit forecast for its Lloyd’s Syndicate 2358 for the 2024 year of account by 1.8% at the mid-point, implying a roughly $17.1 million profit based on the $150 million capacity base the syndicate had deployed for that underwriting year.

Nephila Capital, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager arm of Markel, has written 75% more in property catastrophe reinsurance premiums in the second-quarter of 2025, as the ILS manager continues to do more with less since its integration into the Markel business.

In an exclusive interview, Co-Founder Greg Hagood and Chief Investment Officer Jessica Laird of Nephila Capital, one of the world’s largest and longest-standing insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers, told Artemis that during the past six years of Markel Group ownership, the Nephila business is a “materially enhanced platform offering a broader suite of investment portfolios for […]

Markel, the global specialty insurer, has promoted Nikki-Lynn Marshall to the role of Head of insurance-linked securities (ILS), after just six months in her previous role with the firm.