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Ark Underwriting

  • Sidecars
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    White Mountains expecting 32% Outrigger Re underwriting return
    The sidecar renewed at $230mn for 2025.
    Jai Singh, 09 June 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Ark posts 94% Q1 CoR, $75mn LA wildfire net loss
    Ark's combined ratio included 25 points of catastrophe losses in Q1.
    Rebecca Perkins, 07 May 2025
  • Re/insurers
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    Ark Q4 CoR deteriorates 7 points to 77% on Milton and Helene losses
    Over 2024, four hurricanes added 13 points of cat-loss impact to the combined ratio.
    Rachel Dalton, 07 February 2025
  • Talent
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    Stokes to join Ark Bermuda from Pillar Capital Management
    Stokes has been with Pillar for nearly four years.
    Jai Singh, 07 November 2024
  • Re/insurers
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    Ark posts Q3 CoR of 79% as pre-tax income jumps to $119mn
    The combined ratio included 17 points of catastrophe losses in the third quarter.
    Rebecca Perkins, 06 November 2024
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    Ark books 94% Q1 CoR, reports $15mn Baltimore bridge loss
    The carrier also reported a $16mn satellite loss during the quarter.
    Rachel Dalton, 10 May 2024
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    Outrigger Re made $69mn income in 2023
    Ark had reinvested $130mn in the cat sidecar for 2024.
    Rachel Dalton, 07 February 2024
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    Ark renews $250mn Outrigger Re sidecar with greater share of third-party capital 
    The renewal included $130mn from White Mountains, considerably less than the $205mn Ark’s parent kicked in for 2023.
    Shelby Rosenberg, 21 December 2023
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    Ark sidecar WM Outrigger Re posts 24% combined ratio for Q2
    The Bermuda sidecar was established last year to support property cat underwriting in a hard market.
    Liz Bury, 08 August 2023
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    Ark posts Q2 combined ratio of 89% as GWP swells 50% to $606mn
    The carrier experienced three large claims in Q2 in the property and marine and energy lines of business.
    Samuel Casey, 07 August 2023
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    Ark sidecar Outrigger Re posts $44mn of written premium in Q1
    The reinsurance sidecar was formed in Q4 to provide collateralised reinsurance capacity for Ark's global cat portfolio.
    Samuel Casey, 09 May 2023
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    White Mountains, Aquiline and Enstar back Ark sidecar Outrigger Re
    TigerRisk Capital Markets & Advisory acted as exclusive structuring and placement agent for the reinsurance sidecar.
    Farhin Lilywala, 21 December 2022
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    Ark sidecar exceeds targets with $300mn capital commitment
    Outrigger Re will write a quota share of Ark’s Bermuda property treaty book.
    Adam McNestrie, 17 November 2022
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    Ariel and Ark targeting sidecar fundraises in moves to capitalise on hard market
    The two Lloyd’s players are the first to bring sidecars to market as they seek to capitalise on surging projected returns.
    Adam McNestrie, 26 October 2022
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    10 of the best from (Re)Connect 2021
    From ESG to social inflation, systemic risk to cat risk, we highlight some of the top discussions from this year’s four-day virtual conference.
    Catrin Shi, 10 September 2021
  • ‘Social zeitgeist’ will drive up class suits and casualty risks for reinsurers
    A reinsurance panel at Reconnect also called for reform of risk models
    Liz Bury, 07 September 2021
  • AM Best gives Ark Bermuda A financial strength rating
    The new Bermuda venture launched at the beginning of the year as part of the business’s scale-up.
    Samuel Casey, 04 January 2021
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    Further Validus trio defect to Ark’s Bermuda start-up
    Reardon, Dudek and Roberts are all set to be reunited with former colleagues including Jeff Clements.
    Adam McNestrie, 03 December 2020
  • Mercury folds after Ark withdrawal
    The Bermudian ILS manager closed some months ago.
    Fiona Robertson, 15 June 2020

Most Recent

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  • Axis Capital will not renew its Long Walk Re cyber cat bond

  • Fortitude Carlyle Re sidecar receives $250mn investment from T&D United

  • KKR and Quadrantis take minority stakes in Peak Re

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