Reinsurance linked investment

With barriers to adoption of modern analytical methodologies and technological innovations lower than ever, Ben Brookes, Managing Director – Advisory Services, Moody’s Insurance Solutions, has observed that the insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry is at a “pivotal moment”, poised to become stronger, more adaptable, and primed for growth.

As the Markel CATCo retrocessional reinsurance investment portfolio story begins to draw towards its natural run-off conclusion, the Board of the London listed fund entity is seeking shareholder approval for a winding up of that specific strategy.

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Earlier this year, White Mountains committed up to $30 million in capital for a Bermuda-based collateralized reinsurance structure that provides sidecar-like support to its California homeowners managing general agent (MGA) Bamboo.

Members Capital Management Limited, a Bermuda-based asset manager focused on bringing new sources of reinsurance capital to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector using digital and tokenized assets, has appointed UK public and private sector leader Lord Chris Holmes MBE to its strategic advisory board.

Speaking this morning, the senior executive team of reinsurance company SCOR explained that a new capital markets retrocession agreement with a Tier 1 bank will provide it with three-years of stop-loss protection, across P&C and life risks.

Ruby Re, Reinsurance Group of America’s (RGA) third-party life reinsurance sidecar, has now raised a total of $480 million in capital following the close of its second funding round, which is near the upper limit of the $400 million to $500 million target range for the Missouri-domiciled vehicle.

According to James Squires, Head of Multi Asset and Partner at Baillie Gifford, the risk-based premium structure of insurance-linked securities encourages important mitigation and resilience measures by communities, governments, and insurance providers.

Reflecting the last few year’s recovery of value story in the Markel CATCo retrocessional reinsurance investment portfolio, the London listed fund entity is now set to buy-back the majority of its shares at a much higher net asset value than had previously been achieved in earlier share redemptions.

Kathleen Faries, CEO of Artex Capital Solutions, has noted that as the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market nears 2025, headline challenges include upholding underwriting discipline, securing long-term profitability, and applying lessons from the past with careful capital management to bolster investor confidence.