Third-party reinsurance capital news

Hong Kong and the mainland China city and financial hub of Shanghai are looking to co-operate on a range of financial initiatives, with one of them being insurance-linked securities (ILS).

Clear Blue Insurance has amended its complaint against Aon, in the New York court lawsuit related to the reinsurance letter of credit (LOC) fraud perpetrated by insurtech Vesttoo, with the language strengthened and Aon now accused of soliciting the fronting specialist’s involvement in a scheme it says was structured and masterminded by the broker.

AXIS Capital, the Bermuda based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, recognised higher fee income from its work with third-party investors, or so-called strategic capital partners, during the first-quarter of 2024, with higher premiums ceded to partners as well.

Assets under management at Hiscox ILS, the dedicated insurance-linked securities (ILS) unit of the Hiscox Group, slipped to $1.5 billion at April 1st 2024, as planned outflows continued to facilitate investor liquidity, but this was offset by capital raised into the firm’s new reinsurance sidecar and other ILS funds.

For Bermuda based reinsurance company and third-party capital manager RenaissanceRe, the fee income earned from its joint-venture and insurance-linked securities (ILS) operations has become a significant contributor to earnings and the second-quarter is expected to see these fees rise by around 23% year-on-year, its leadership said today.

Arch Capital has recognised higher contingent commissions thanks to the performance of property catastrophe reinsurance business written for third-party capital providers, according to the firm’s CFO Francois Morin.

RenaissanceRe, the Bermuda based reinsurance and third-party capital management specialist, raised almost $566 million of third-party capital in the first-quarter of 2024, to further expand its range of ILS funds and reinsurance joint-venture vehicles, while the fee income earned by this business soared 87% in the quarter.

Today we are delighted to announce the first wave of speakers for our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, ILS Asia 2024, which takes place on July 11th at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore.

Having reached $1.7 billion in assets under management at the beginning of this year, Aspen Capital Markets, the third-party and alternative reinsurance capital management unit of global re/insurer Aspen, earned 10% more in fee income through the first-quarter of 2024.

In what is perhaps a reflection of an insurance and reinsurance marketplace with more catastrophe risk capital available, broker Marsh has for the first time in a while cited a slowing level of rate increases for catastrophe exposed commercial property accounts in the United States, with even some rate decreases reported.