Catco Reinsurance Opport... Share Discussion Threads

[stonesfan] 21/10/2016 13:44

Jonwig, I sold out when I heard about the hurricanes. Looks like I was too cautious. Good luck to you.

[jonwig] 21/10/2016 07:45

Hurricane Matthew, which devastated parts of the Caribbean before battering the U.S. East Coast, may cost insurers as much as $8.8 billion, according to AIR Worldwide.

The catastrophe-modeling firm estimates insured losses range from $2.2 billion to $6.8 billion for the U.S. and from $600 million to $2 billion for the Caribbean.
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At $8.8 billion of insured losses, Matthew wouldn’t make it to the top 10 list of the costliest claims for insurers and the re-insurers who help them shoulder risks.



May help explain why there has been no cautionary statement from CAT.

[jonwig] 02/9/2016 06:52

First category 1 hurricane to hit Florida in 11 years:



Probably a couple of weeks before company can make a loss estimate statement. However:

[jonwig] 12/8/2016 07:19

H1 results.
Despite increase in insurance losses globally ...

As the Company enters the latter six months of 2016, the Investment Manager continues to target a 2016 net return in excess of LIBOR plus 9 to 12 per cent per annum.

The unused portion of the 0.15% of NAV monthly provision (~2% pa) will be reversed in the end-Dec NAV numbers.

[jonwig] 19/7/2016 07:30

June NAV advanced despite loss from Canada fires of about 1% plus ongoing provisions of about 0.15% pm.

[jonwig] 21/3/2016 13:42

No, I'm thinking of a Katrina-level event which could take 20% from returns. We haven't had a bad US wind season for years!

[stonesfan] 21/3/2016 13:14

Interesting. Would you have categorised the recent UK floods as a big cat event? Might be a risk of over-reacting by selling out to any and all such events, but better safe than sorry I guess.

I know Markel well (as an adviser, not an employee): they are an excellent company.

[jonwig] 21/3/2016 12:46

Hi, Stonesfan - yes, me too. I also subscribed for the C shares.

If there's a big cat event, it might be possible to sell before the market reacts (a lot of pension funds, etc. may be slow?) then buy back. I managed this once. On the other hand, a cat event will enable retro prices to harden and increase future returns. All good stuff!

Incidentally, a close relative works for Markel (not this sector) and they are one of the most cautious of insurers - combined ratio in the 80s, I believe.

[stonesfan] 21/3/2016 11:17

Thanks for sharing, Jonwig. Catco is prudently run with the interests of shareholders in mind and I am a happy long term holder.

[jonwig] 19/3/2016 16:10

A month old:

Shareholders in the retrocessional reinsurance linked investment focused CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. benefited from an 18.1% total-return over the course of 2015, as dividends boosted the 11.58% net return.

The 11.58% net return that insurance and reinsurance linked investment manager CATCo returned to shareholders could have been as high as 14%, equaling the 2014 figure, were it not for the UK floods at the end of the year.

The provision of dividends and capital return throughout the year make the share price total-return of the fund much higher, which helps to make this type of ILS investment a buy and hold style investment for many shareholders.



More up-to-date, explaining why NAV above xd effect in Feb:

Reinsurance and retrocession linked investment and fund manager Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. has released a portion of side pocket investments set up in December 2015 for potential exposure to the UK floods and U.S. severe convective storms.

In an announcement related to the retrocessional reinsurance investment focused listed CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. the investment manager said that the amount of collateral it needs to hold against potential losses from these events had shrunk.

[jonwig] 25/1/2016 07:07

Portfolio update partially explains fall in NAV during December:

The late December UK flooding and US tornado events also necessitated the need for a conservative reserving approach at year-end, which adversely impacted the NAV by 175 bps. However, the expectation is that a significant proportion of this reserve will be released during 2016

Dividend announcement on 29th.

[jonwig] 31/12/2015 06:27

Reinsurers hit by falling renewal prices:

[jonwig] 29/10/2015 07:29

88,435,018 new C shares issued in placing and offer. These will be converted on a basis of relative NAV early next year.

"The fund raise has exceeded expectations and the Board welcomes the strong support shown from existing and particularly new shareholders.

"During its first five years of operations the Company has on average out performed its targeted net returns of Libor +9-12%. With returns on a no loss basis for 2016 expected to be similar to the current year, with a similarly de-risked portfolio, prospects for the Company continue to look strong."

[jonwig] 14/8/2015 19:04

HY results;

• "... target a 2015 gross return in excess of LIBOR plus 12 percent to 15 percent per annum, assuming there are no significant losses between now and year end. At this stage in the year, the annual performance is expected to be ahead of last year's result, where the Manager achieved a net return for Shareholders of 14.08 percent."

• "... proposing a Return of Value to Shareholders of approximately $35mn in aggregate, equating to roughly 10% of the Company's market capitalisation as at 1 January 2015." [That would be about 13c.]

• dividend lasat year was LIBOR + 5% of year-end NAV. No explicit forecast for current year, but policy suggests same formula.

Assuming no significant losses!!

[jonwig] 17/6/2015 15:36

From now, the NAV should be increasing by around 1c per month. This year, it's from a higher base than last, of course.

Anyway, the pattern seems to have started - danger time is approaching, though!

[jonwig] 28/4/2015 12:22

Sorry, yes, must be dozing again. BCGR about 5% discount.

The best buying opportunity might be after a large insured loss, such as Nov 2012 and Hurricane Sandy.

[skyship] 28/4/2015 12:10

With the last NAV stated as 116c, surely the discount here is just 3%ish...

Personally decided to sell c3weeks ago as the $ looked toppy; but if that 10% discount materialises I would likely buy back in here.

[jonwig] 27/4/2015 14:35

Both CAT and BCGR are standing on discounts of almost 10% to NAV at present, which is a bit unusual in that NAV values accelerate over the summer ... usually.

Nepal earthquake not a factor, I think, as insured losses should be negligible.
(Sounds insensitive, but how can one communicate objective facts in such a situation? Ignore them?)

[jonwig] 19/3/2015 08:11

FT _ budget proposal as to turn London into a global cat bond etc centre.

Can't link as read on app.

[skyship] 12/2/2015 10:27

Yes, also credited at Sippdeal.

[jonwig] 12/2/2015 09:51

Yes, TDD paid it yesterday.

[incar] 12/2/2015 09:21

I has anyone had the redemption yet?, As the shares have been consolidated but no payment yet

[skyship] 04/2/2015 10:03

Ahh - seems as though Redemption was 30th January; but payment 9th February or soon thereafter:

[jonwig] 04/2/2015 09:14

The dividend (5.929c) came yesterday but not the redemption (11.528c). Reinvestment into these gets more expensive by the day.
[Broker TDD]

[skyship] 04/2/2015 08:43

Anyone received their Redemption cash yet?