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ILS investors

  • Aberdeen Asset Management has lifted its stake in the Blue Capital Global Reinsurance fund significantly with the acquisition of almost 2 million shares, taking its stake in the fund above 5 percent.
  • Markel-owned Catco Reinsurance Opportunities Fund has shuffled its non-executive directors, with chairman Nigel Barton moving to become chairman of a different investment vehicle, the Markel Catco Reinsurance Fund
  • The Gaia cat bond fund is one of two managed by Schroders to be soft-closed to new investment this month, according to reports
  • Aspen Capital Markets said that it expanded its Peregrine vehicle for 2017 as well as increasing the size of its Silverton Re sidecar, as previously announced
  • RenaissanceRe posted a 5 percent increase in fees and profit commissions from third-party investors in its property reinsurance portfolios last year.
  • Trading Risk was first launched in 2008 just before the crux of the financial crisis - a period that was ultimately to boost the fortunes of the ILS market, as it showed the value of a truly non-correlating asset class
  • A South Korean pension fund is considering significantly expanding its allocation to the ILS sector, according to local media reports
  • Investors in the Gator Re cat bond are now expecting to lose $17mn-$18mn of their $200mn capital, a minor improvement from the previous $20mn anticipated loss, sources said.
  • Omers backs Allied bid; Blue Capital gains; Catco losses; Pioneer fund; XL's New Ocean gain; Harrington fee boost; Mt Logan fee income drops...
  • PGGM ups ILS investment; IBI launch; 2016 returns lag...
  • Legacy insurer Darag has started work on a second deal through its cell platform as it looks to bring alternative capital to the run-off market, after completing its first such transaction last year
  • Aetna cleared its latest Vitality Re health insurance bond at a new low in the past month as investors awaited more news on what broker-dealers said was a good pipeline of upcoming deals
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