Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd

The DaVinci Re joint-venture sidecar-like but equity-backed structure stands-out for the strongest growth in third-party capital among the vehicles managed by RenaissanceRe’s Capital Partners division, which had $7.15 billion in third-party investor assets under management at the mid-way point of 2024.

RenaissanceRe, the Bermuda based reinsurance and third-party capital management specialist, has reported its highest ever quarterly fee income from third-party capital and insurance-linked securities (ILS) activities, as higher assets under management (AUM) and strong performance drove a 48.3% year-on-year increase.

Third-party investor capital under management in reinsurance joint-ventures and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds managed by RenaissanceRe’s Capital Partners division has now eclipsed the $7 billion mark, to reach $7.17 billion at the end of the first-quarter, while the managers cat bond fund surpassed $2 billion for the first time.

Dutch pension PFZW, which is the single largest end-investor in insurance-linked securities (ILS) through its portfolio that is administered by PGGM, has taken a $175 million dividend from Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd., the joint-venture and rated underwriting vehicle that RenaissanceRe manages on its behalf.

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.

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.

Third-party investor capital under management in reinsurance joint-ventures and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds managed by RenaissanceRe’s Capital Partners division reached almost $7 billion at the start of 2024, with the firm’s catastrophe bond fund strategy driving the largest share of the last year’s growth.

The RenaissanceRe Capital Partners vehicles, which are the range of third-party investor capitalised balance-sheets, reinsurance joint-ventures and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds operated by the company, do not really need any more capital, the firm’s CEO Kevin O’Donnell said yesterday.

Insurance giant AIG made good on its promise to invest into some of the third-party capital backed reinsurance joint-venture vehicles operated by RenaissanceRe at the start of 2024, with a $350 million deployment to two structures.

RenaissanceRe, the Bermuda based reinsurance and third-party capital management specialist, has successfully added almost $495 million in new third-party capital across some of its joint-venture and insurance-linked securities (ILS) structures in time for January 1st 2024.