Third-party reinsurance capital news

ALIRT Insurance Research has concluded that, ultimately, all of the parties exposed to the alleged fraudulent LOC issue engulfing insurtech Vesttoo bear some responsibility, stating that it’s “difficult to fathom” that the fraud was “able to evade multiple levels of due diligence”.

The Board of Directors of under fire insurtech Vesttoo has announced the appointment of Ami Barlev as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as Yaniv Bertele, one of its co-founders who served as CEO, is on paid leave as the alleged collateral fraud issue continues to be investigated.

German reinsurer Hannover Re has purchased a significant amount of retrocession protection in 2023, and while this has limited its growth appetite in the natural catastrophe space, the company has sufficient room to expand its appetite should opportunities present themselves, according to Sven Althoff, Member of the Executive Board, P&C, Hannover Re.

Porch Group, a software driven financial services group with a homeowners insurance arm, has revealed exposure to reinsurance contracts arranged via Vesttoo and has realised a charge of $48.2 million in its second-quarter results because of this, while pursuing $300 million of collateral from a letter of credit (LOC).

Hiscox Group disclosed this morning that its Hiscox ILS insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund management unit experienced some further outflows in the last quarter, ending the half-year with total ILS assets of $1.7 billion.

The collateralized insurer class of company that was set up by under-pressure insurtech Vesttoo is now being liquidated, with the company stating that it has opted to focus its activities “on a limited number of high-quality and large markets.”

RenaissanceRe saw its third-party investor capital assets under management (AUM), dedicated to its property and casualty reinsurance business, rise by $250 million during the second-quarter of the year, to reach a new high of $6.85 billion.

There is now less than one month left for you to register and secure a ticket to attend our next insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2023 on Tuesday September 5th.

Higher assets under management and improved returns in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds and sidecar structures managed by Swiss Re’s Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division have driven a significant increase in fee income and commissions earned by the reinsurer in the first-half of 2023.

We are delighted to announce two senior keynote speakers for our next insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2023 on Tuesday September 5th, with the Treasurer of the World Bank and CFO of Lloyd’s joining us on the day to share their insights with attendees.