Investments

The California Earthquake Authority’s (CEA) reinsurance program has shrunk slightly in the last few weeks, as $400 million of Ursa Re catastrophe bonds matured. But the Authority is aiming to keep its risk transfer target stable for 2021, suggesting more catastrophe bond issues are possible early in the new year. The CEA’s reinsurance and catastrophe…

Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited, the specialty insurance and reinsurance firm launched by Richard Brindle, has taken its capital raising efforts in 2020 to more than $1.3 billion and that’s just its equity and debt raises. Fidelis has expanded its capital base significantly over the year, more than doubling its total capital to over $2.4 billion…

AXIS Capital’s collateralised reinsurance sidecar vehicle Alturas Re Ltd. has completed another issuance of preferred shares, as the specialist global re/insurer continues to expand options for third-party investors to participate in its underwriting returns through quota shares. AXIS continues to expand its insurance-linked securities (ILS) activities, especially its use of private quota share reinsurance arrangements…

London headquartered insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance related investments manger Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP has added a new Portfolio Manager hire, employing Lionel Daniele who has more than fifteen years’ experience in investment banking and trading. Leadenhall confirmed Daniele’s hire, saying that he joined the firm in November in the role of Portfolio Manager. The…