Start-ups
-
The Australian insurer is a major cat cedant and had hoped to set up a reinsurance syndicate.
-
Existing facilities and carrier partners will be transferring from K2.
-
The business was launched in July to focus on the smart-follow market.
-
The syndicate aims to write £80mn of programme business in 2026.
-
Longbrook Insurance will write multiple lines of business.
-
The UK-based insurer’s Florida Re secured state regulatory approval in June.
-
The ILS start-up was founded in January by Hanni Ali and Peter Dunlop.
-
The syndicate is expected to write ~$300mn of business in 2026.
-
The MGU’s second syndicate launch was delayed from January 2025.
-
A Lloyd’s consortium led by Beat Syndicate 4242 backs the MGA.
-
The European broker said a London wholesaler is the ‘missing piece’ of its strategy.
-
West Hill Capital is the main investor in the capital raise.