Casualty/GL
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The transaction covered a portfolio of $250mn in casualty risk premiums.
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The scandal over letters of credit at Vesttoo has put a spotlight on the casualty ILS segment, where Ledger Investing is growing market share.
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The obvious question is where is the capital behind the letters of credit that were being pledged on its transactions.
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The company’s targeted Vescor cat bond would have provided collateral to meet auto and other obligations, but there were multiple structural points of risk for investors.
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The firm’s statement followed allegations in Israeli tech media of missing collateral linked to deals it was concerned in.
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The aim is to launch a casualty ILS product that would enable Saudi investors to access US casualty risk.
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The casualty ILS fund has been on a hiring spree since its $75mn Series B fundraise in June last year.
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The former analyst at Aeolus joins the growing number of ILS experts to join the firm.
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Transparency and alignment of interests are the keys to expanding casualty ILS.
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The casualty ILS platform said it now expects to do more secondary transactions.
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The property reinsurance market may be fast approaching a true ‘hard’ market, the broker said.
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Fontana investors will face a short lock-up period in the sidecar’s ramp-up phase, but thereafter there will be some “embedded liquidity.”