Lloyd's
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There are various routes for ILS managers wanting to access the diversity of Lloyd’s underwriting.
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New catastrophe reinsurance Syndicate 2359 has an approved stamp capacity of £100mn.
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The issuance will be the fourth deal offered by the Lloyd’s carrier.
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The hedge fund had significant investment aims for the London market.
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The syndicate is expected to write ~$300mn of business in 2026.
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While rates have “definitely come down,” they were coming off a high base, Rachel Turk said.
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Ryan Alternative Capital Re was launched in partnership with Axis Capital.
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The capital supported sidecar-style syndicates and reinsurance start-ups.
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Syndicate 1440 was approved to assume business incepting January 2026.
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The ILS manager revised down slightly its forecast for the syndicate’s 2023 YOA.
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The headcount at the start-up now stands at around 40.
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Recent transactions on the platform include cat bonds from Flood Re and Brit.
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MAP’s Christopher Smelt said impact on nationwide programmes will cause risk aversion.
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Both syndicates also reported a deterioration in their combined ratios.
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This came as the market’s underwriting profit dipped 10% for 2024.
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The executive spent a brief period at Wakam in a capital and reinsurance role.
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The deal is being issued through Lloyd’s London Bridge 2 PCC.
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The vehicle has $2.55bn in capital committed by institutional investors.
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The move means Lloyd’s will have a new chairman and a new CEO in the same year.
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The carrier has used Lloyd’s London Bridge 2 structure for the launch.
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The top quartile, which includes Nephila 2357, were set to shrink overall.
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Lloyd’s has taken around 6% of aggregate US hurricane losses in recent years, and disclosed estimated net losses from Helene and Milton of $1.8bn to $3.4bn.
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Other capacity supporting the syndicate is mostly individual Names, sources have said.
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It is targeting $25mn GWP this year and $50mn GWP in 2025.
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Better performance data and clarity around entry are key, report says.
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Evercore is leading the capital raise process and Aon is assisting with the Lloyd’s application process.
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Reinsurers “weren’t getting paid” before 2023’s hardening, the Lloyd’s executive argued.
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Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for 4.6% of GWP for Lloyd's in 2023.
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The syndicate has appointed former Munich Re active underwriter Stuart Newcombe.
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The syndicate snatched the number one spot from Chaucer’s Syndicate 1176.
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The platform distributed ~$50mn to investors for 2023.
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ILS platform London Bridge II has had a good year as volumes reached $750mn, the CFO said.
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The pension fund was one of the first investors to use London Bridge.
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Envelop SPA 1925 was launched at the start of the year with Chris Baddeley as active underwriter, based in London.
