Total return reinsurer

Watford Re, the third-party capital backed total-return reinsurance venture part-owned by Bermudian insurer and reinsurer Arch Capital, alongside asset manager Highbridge Principal Strategies, suffered a significant rise in its loss ratio during the fourth-quarter of 2017.

Insurance and reinsurance specialists Enstar Group has acquired the remaining 52% that it did not own of total return reinsurance vehicle KaylaRe Ltd. from fellow founding investors Hillhouse Capital Management, Ltd. and the Trident V funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC.

Total-return reinsurance firm Sandell Re and legacy specialist SOBC Corp. have completed two more run-off transactions under their legacy or distressed run-off and commutation joint-venture SOBC Sandell, acquiring two more captive entities.

Watford Re, the investment-oriented, total return reinsurance joint venture run by Bermudian re/insurance group Arch Capital alongside asset manager Highbridge Principal Strategies, is planning to expand its operations in Europe with a move into the  Romanian insurance market, according to a report.

The joint-venture legacy or distressed run-off and commutation insurance and reinsurance entity formed by total-return reinsurer Sandell Re and legacy specialist SOBC Corp. has entered into a new acquisition, purchasing 100% of the stock of American Safety Risk Retention Group, Inc. of Vermont.

Insurance and reinsurance specialist Enstar Group has confirmed that its total return reinsurance vehicle KaylaRe Ltd. softened the blow from third-quarter hurricane catastrophe losses, as the firm said that its quota share agreement with KaylaRe reduced the impact by $22.7 million.

AXIS Capital Holdings’ strategic capital partnership activities generated increased fee income for the re/insurer during the first nine months of 2017, as a decrease in profit commissions related to retrocessional agreements in Q3 was offset by more than $9 million in service fees and reimbursement of expenses to its reinsurance segment.

The retrocession market has helped Bermudian re/insurer AXIS Capital to reduce its losses from third-quarter catastrophe events, including hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, as well as the Mexico earthquakes, to $578 million, with the firm set to claim $136 million back from retrocessionaires.

Total return reinsurance vehicle KaylaRe Ltd. is set to lessen the impact of recent hurricanes for its sponsor, insurance and reinsurance specialist Enstar Group, shouldering a portion of the group’s losses through its quota-share with StarStone.

Hedge fund backed reinsurance firm Third Point Re revealed an, as expected, minimal loss from recent catastrophe events in the third-quarter and also highlighted why its strategy has the potential to outperform peers, by revealing a 14.4% investment return for the first nine months of the year.