ILS
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Markel gross written premiums ceded to Nephila grew by 45% year over year to $1bn, including program business.
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Structures have been developed that would avoid “excessive capital trapping”.
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Should reinsurers retain the option of playing in ILS, or take a ‘go hard or go home’ approach?
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The transactions would protect ceding (re)insurers against outages of the cloud.
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The capital commitments to the vehicle have expired.
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The philosophy of the Pioneer Cat Bond Fund is to avoid poor performers, not pick winners.
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The two top-performing funds in 2022 were interval funds.
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The reinsurer revealed it raised money in Mt Logan at the 1 January renewal.
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The executive will build out Vesttoo’s capital markets team in the region.
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The capital management platform remains active but January renewals were fronted by the balance sheet.
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The reinsurer noted “buoyant” conditions in the cat bond and private reinsurance segments.
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The investment analysts wrote that market dislocation offered an opportunity to invest on attractive historic yields.