Reinsurance linked investment

German reinsurance giant Hannover Re has gained an interesting new business arm with the completion of its acquisition of Lloyd’s of London focused player Argenta Holdings today, as it now takes ownership of Argenta Private Capital which helps investors to access the returns of Lloyd’s underwriting business.

The CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd., a London-listed vehicle managed by reinsurance and retrocession linked investment manager Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd., has commuted some of its exposure to the Jubilee oil field energy loss event.

As the collateralised reinsurance market continues to expand at a faster rate than the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector, it appears to be contributing to the declining transparency of the alternative reinsurance markets, warns Lane Financial.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 16th July 2017, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates.

Canadian asset manager Crosswinds Holdings Inc. continues to demonstrate its the appeal that reinsurance linked returns have for investors of all kinds, signing an agreement between its Crosswinds Re reinsurer and established market player TransRe.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 9th July 2017, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates.

When selecting an insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment size isn’t everything, and despite reduced returns in the space those that invest now will be in a good position to vary their allocation in the future, says Chris Parry, Managing Director, RenaissanceRe (RenRe) Ventures.

Bermudian insurance and reinsurance specialist AXIS Capital Holdings announced late yesterday that it is acquiring London and Lloyd’s specialty market player Novae Group for $604 million, in a deal that will help the firm broaden its activities with third-party capital providers.

The total number of insurance-linked listings of catastrophe bonds, insurance-linked securities (ILS), reinsurance sidecar notes and insurance linked investments on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) grew by another 16% during the first six months of 2017, to a new high of $24.5 billion.

Alternative risk premia focused mutual fund manager Stone Ridge Asset Management has established, or acquired, a limited liability Lloyd’s corporate vehicle, which will in future enable the manager to access the reinsurance linked returns of the key specialty re/insurance hub in London.