Reinsurance sidecars news

Calidris Investment Partners, the insurance-focused investment manager backed by RedBird Capital Partners, has made three key hires as the firm continues to expand its platform, including James Larner, who joins the firm as Director of Investor Partnerships.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investments portfolio managed by specialist pension investor PGGM on behalf of Dutch pension PFZW delivered a 12.4% return in USD for full-year 2025, while the portfolio assets ended the year at a valuation of just over US $8.9 billion.

Hiscox Capital Partners’ insurance‑linked securities (ILS) assets under management (AUM) rising to $2.4 billion is a testament to the organisation’s reinsurance business and franchise, according to Hiscox CFO Paul Cooper, who also explained that the group has launched a new sidecar to take on business that exceeds Hiscox’s own balance sheet appetite.

White Mountains reported that the Outrigger Re collateralized reinsurance sidecar, which supports its P&C insurance and reinsurance subsidiary Ark, continued to deliver positive income through the first-quarter of 2026, as even without having made a fresh sidecar investment for this year, benefits still flow for the company.

Euler ILS Partners, the specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, sees a $1 billion fund opportunity based on quota share’s to support insurance risk transfer capacity for the data centre build-out, according to reporting from Bloomberg.

Eaton Vance, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has benefitted from the strong return environment in insurance-linked securities and reinsurance sidecar investments, with its allocations seemingly all accruing positive value.

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) of the Bank of England has confirmed that it will continue to work with the HM Treasury on further reforms to enhance insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond frameworks in the United Kingdom in order to amplify competitiveness within the market.

Artex Capital Solutions, the insurance-linked securities market service provider and insurance management specialist has partnered with legacy and run-off reinsurance specialist Enstar to introduce structured exit options embedded within Artex’s ILS vehicles.

The recent launch of NovaCore’s new collateralized reinsurance sidecar NovaRe, backed by alternative investment firm New Mountain Capital, LLC, through the establishment of VictoryRe, reflects New Mountain’s conviction in specialty insurance and aligns with its strategy for building integrated and scaled businesses, Steve Klinsky, CEO and Founder has said.

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., a Bermuda based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has announced the launch of its first casualty reinsurance sidecar with a plan to cede around $300 million of premium to it over the multi-year duration of structure and investment firm Sixth Street as the provider of capital and an asset strategy to […]