Global reinsurance giant Hannover Re continued to expand the volume of collateralised business that it acts as a front or transformer for in 2022, with ceded limit rising 36% to almost EUR 6.2 billion for the year.
Hannover Re is a major player in insurance-linked securities (ILS) market facilitation, through its fronting and risk transformation activities in collateralised reinsurance and catastrophe bonds.
In recent years, the reinsurer has been expanding these activities, as it partners with dedicated ILS fund managers and investors, helping to them to access clients risk through Hannover Re’s structures and with the added benefit of its balance-sheet to absorb some tail risk.
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