Third-party reinsurance capital news

The lawsuit filed by Porch Group against broker Gallagher Re regarding the Vesttoo reinsurance letter of credit (LOC) collateral fraud has been dismissed with prejudice by the Texas court. But Porch has said it intends to continue to pursue recourse in the matter.

Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Management Ltd. (SRILIM), one of the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund management units of the global reinsurance firm, has a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as long-standing employee Bernard Bachmann stepped into the role this month, Artemis has learned.

Radix Insurance Linked Strategies (Radix ILS), the recently launched Bermuda-based third-party capital manager and tech-first reinsurance capacity deployment company, has made two hires in Bermuda, adding underwriting and actuarial expertise in instruments including property, retrocession and industry-loss warranties (ILWs).

Radix Insurance Linked Strategies (Radix ILS), the recently launched Bermuda-based third-party capital manager and reinsurance capacity deployment company with a technology-first focus, has now had a collateralized insurer class of company registered on the island.

This video features an expert panel discussing investment trends in private insurance-linked securities (ILS) at our Artemis ILS NYC 2025 conference, which was held in New York on February 7th 2025.

RenaissanceRe, the Bermuda headquartered global reinsurer and third-party reinsurance capital manager, has built a “deep and persistent moat” around its fee income business, CEO Kevin O’Donnell believes, saying that demand from investors for access to its Capital Partners strategies is often greater than it can satisfy.

Nephila Capital’s specialty lines focused Syndicate 2358 at Lloyd’s continued to expand its operations in 2024, underwriting an impressive 84% more in gross premiums over the year, although its results were hit by losses due to the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

Porch Group, the owner of insurer Homeowners of America Insurance Company (HOA) which was impacted by the Vesttoo reinsurance letter of credit (LOC) collateral fraud, has agreed a $7.1 million settlement over constructive trust claims with the Vesttoo Creditors Liquidating Trust, court documents show.

Third-party capital in the reinsurance market reached record highs in 2024, as broker Guy Carpenter, alongside rating agency AM Best estimated that it reached a substantial $107 billion at year-end, however, a key driver of the increase is the continued growth of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, which is the major component of third-party capital […]

Voussoir Re Ltd, the collateralized reinsurance sidecar and special purpose insurance (SPI) vehicle of Arch Capital, the Bermuda headquartered insurance and reinsurance specialist, has issued and listed a new series of 2025-3 preferred shares, which marks the first listed by the structure since October 2024.