Statement re Kinesis Underwriting Commences
LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED
22 January 2014
London UK
KINESIS UNDERWRITING COMMENCES - OVER USD 250 MILLION OF LIMIT BOUND FOR
1 JANUARY 2014
Lancashire Holdings Limited ("Lancashire" or the "Company") has today announced
that Kinesis Capital Management Limited ("KCM") has commenced underwriting
fully collateralised reinsurance business on behalf of Kinesis Reinsurance I
Limited ("Kinesis Re").
Following the successful fund-raising conducted by Kinesis Re's parent company,
Kinesis Holdings I Limited ("Kinesis Holdings"), from a number of external
investors, Kinesis Re has underwritten its first tranche of multi-class
reinsurance agreements with combined aggregate limits in excess of USD 250
million, which incepted on or around 1 January 2014. All the reinsurance
contracts are fully collateralised. Lancashire contributed 10 per cent of the
capital raised by Kinesis Holdings. Goldman Sachs worked with Lancashire to
structure the Kinesis vehicles, which will allow investors access to the market
on a regular and opportunistic basis.
Richard Brindle, Lancashire's Chief Executive Officer, said: "The successful
launch of Kinesis, as a multi-class, fully collateralised reinsurance provider,
is an exciting development in Lancashire's third party capital management
strategy. We have built an excellent team at KCM, led by Darren Redhead, which
has strong underwriting skills and capabilities and this bodes well for future
growth. Together, Lancashire, Kinesis and Cathedral constitute our three
platforms to access different kinds of capital, all with high calibre,
established underwriters. This approach allows us to provide brokers and
clients with insurance and reinsurance solutions for all types of risk transfer
requirements."
Darren Redhead, KCM's Chief Executive Officer, said: "We are delighted that
the Kinesis vehicles are now fully established and funded and we look forward
to continuing to develop KCM's business and reputation in the Insurance-Linked
Securities arena. We are very pleased with the start we have made, with the
quality of the investors and clients, and are looking to develop further
capacity and specialty class transactions during the year ahead".
For further information, please contact:
Lancashire Holdings Limited
Christopher Head +44 20 7264 4145
chris.head@lancashiregroup.com
Jonny Creagh-Coen +44 20 7264 4066
jcc@lancashiregroup.com
Haggie Partners +44 20 7562 4444
Peter Rigby (Peter Rigby mobile +44 7803851426)
About Lancashire
Lancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based operating subsidiaries, is a
global provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance products. The Group
companies carry the following ratings:
Financial Financial Long Term
Strength Strength Issuer
Rating (1) Outlook(1) Rating (2)
A.M. Best A (Excellent) Stable bbb
Standard & Poor's A- Stable BBB
Moody's A3 Stable Baa2
(1)Financial Strength Rating and Financial Strength Outlook apply to Lancashire
Insurance Company Limited and Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited.
(2) Long Term Issuer Rating applies to Lancashire Holdings Limited.
NB: Cathedral benefits from Lloyd's ratings: Standard & Poor's: A+ (Strong);
A.M. Best: A (Excellent); and Fitch: A+ (Strong).
Lancashire has capital in excess of $1.5 billion and its common shares trade on
the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LRE.
Lancashire has its corporate headquarters and mailing address at Level 11,
Vitro, 60 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4AD, United Kingdom and its registered
office at Power House, 7 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda.
For more information on Lancashire, visit the Company's website at
www.lancashiregroup.com
Lancashire Insurance Company Limited is regulated by the Bermuda Monetary
Authority in Bermuda.
Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited is authorised by the Prudential
Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the
Prudential Regulation Authority in the UK.
KCM and Kinesis Re are regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority in Bermuda.
For more information on Lancashire's subsidiary, Cathedral Capital Limited
("Cathedral"), visit Cathedral's website at www.cathedralcapital.com
Cathedral Underwriting Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation
Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential
Regulation Authority in the UK.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
THIS RELEASE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR
INVITATION TO UNDERWRITE, SUBSCRIBE FOR OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR DISPOSE OF ANY
SECURITIES OR INVESTMENT ADVICE IN ANY JURISDICTION. PERSONS NEEDING ADVICE
SHOULD CONSULT AN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISER. THIS RELEASE DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF SECURITIES TO THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED STATES, UNITED
KINGDOM OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THERE HAS NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, ANY
PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE FUND-RAISING CONDUCTED BY
KINESIS HOLDINGS REFERRED TO IN THIS RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED
KINGDOM OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
CERTAIN STATEMENTS AND INDICATIVE PROJECTIONS (WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELLED LOSS
SCENARIOS) MADE IN THIS RELEASE OR OTHERWISE THAT ARE NOT BASED ON CURRENT OR
HISTORICAL FACTS ARE FORWARD-LOOKING IN NATURE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
STATEMENTS CONTAINING THE WORDS "BELIEVES", "ANTICIPATES", "PLANS", "PROJECTS",
"FORECASTS", "GUIDANCE", "INTENDS", "EXPECTS", "ESTIMATES", "PREDICTS", "MAY",
"CAN", "WILL", "SEEKS", "SHOULD", OR, IN EACH CASE, THEIR NEGATIVE OR
COMPARABLE TERMINOLOGY. ALL SUCH STATEMENTS OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL
FACTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE GROUP'S OR THE ENLARGED GROUP'S (I.E.
THE GROUP, INCLUDING THE CATHEDRAL GROUP) FINANCIAL POSITION, RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS, PROSPECTS, GROWTH, CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PLANS AND EFFICIENCIES,
ABILITY TO CREATE VALUE, DIVIDEND POLICY, OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY, COMPOSITION
OF MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS STRATEGY, PLANS AND OBJECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT FOR FUTURE
OPERATIONS (INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO THE GROUP'S
OR THE ENLARGED GROUP'S INSURANCE BUSINESS) ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.
SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS,
UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS,
PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GROUP OR THE ENLARGED GROUP TO BE MATERIALLY
DIFFERENT FROM FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.
THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE ENLARGED GROUP'S ABILITY TO
INTEGRATE ITS BUSINESSES AND PERSONNEL, THE SUCCESSFUL RETENTION AND MOTIVATION
OF THE ENLARGED GROUP'S KEY MANAGEMENT, THE INCREASED REGULATORY BURDEN FACING
THE ENLARGED GROUP, THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE CONTRACTS
THAT THE GROUP WRITES OR THE ENLARGED GROUP MAY WRITE; THE PREMIUM RATES WHICH
MAY BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF SUCH RENEWALS WITHIN ITS TARGETED BUSINESS
LINES; THE POSSIBLE LOW FREQUENCY OF LARGE EVENTS; POTENTIALLY UNUSUAL LOSS
FREQUENCY; THE IMPACT THAT THE ENLARGED GROUP'S FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS,
CAPITAL POSITION AND RATING AGENCY AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS MAY HAVE ON THE
EXECUTION OF ANY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES OR DIVIDENDS; THE POSSIBILITY
OF GREATER FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY OF CLAIMS AND LOSS ACTIVITY THAN THE ENLARGED
GROUP'S UNDERWRITING, RESERVING OR INVESTMENT PRACTICES HAVE ANTICIPATED; THE
RELIABILITY OF, AND CHANGES IN ASSUMPTIONS TO, CATASTROPHE PRICING,
ACCUMULATION AND ESTIMATED LOSS MODELS; THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS LOSS
LIMITATION METHODS; THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF KEY PERSONNEL; A DECLINE IN THE
GROUP'S OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES' RATING WITH A.M. BEST, STANDARD & POOR'S,
MOODY'S OR OTHER RATING AGENCIES; INCREASED COMPETITION ON THE BASIS OF
PRICING, CAPACITY, COVERAGE TERMS OR OTHER FACTORS; CYCLICAL DOWNTURNS OF THE
INDUSTRY; THE IMPACT OF A DETERIORATING CREDIT ENVIRONMENT FOR ISSUERS OF FIXED
INCOME INVESTMENTS; THE IMPACT OF SWINGS IN MARKET INTEREST RATES AND
SECURITIES PRICES; A RATING DOWNGRADE OF, OR A MARKET DECLINE IN, SECURITIES IN
ITS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO; CHANGES IN GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS OR TAX LAWS IN
JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE GROUP OR THE ENLARGED GROUP CONDUCTS BUSINESS.
ALL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS RELEASE SPEAK ONLY AS AT THE DATE OF
PUBLICATION. LANCASHIRE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING (SAVE
AS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ANY LEGAL OR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS INCLUDING THE
RULES OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE) TO DISSEMINATE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO
ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES IN THE GROUP'S OR THE
ENLARGED GROUP'S EXPECTATIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCH STATEMENT IS
BASED.
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