February 2016/3

With Enstar and UBS O'Connor's Aligned Re vehicle poised to become the fifth launch in just two years, another total return reinsurance start-up is set to roll off the conveyor belt despite the model's failure to fully prove itself to date.

Sciemus founder Andre Finn has been ousted as CEO of the data analytics and underwriting management firm, The Insurance Insider can reveal.

Wouldn't it have been fun to have been an early customer at Edward Lloyd's coffee shop on Tower Street in the late 17th century?

Total return reinsurance start-up Aligned Re has launched its formal fundraise, with an unprecedented level of backing from its distribution and asset management partners Enstar and UBS O'Connor, The Insurance Insider can reveal.