Lloyd’s PCC secures first investment
The $227.7 billion Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is to be the first investor through London Bridge Risk PCC, Lloyd’s of London’s protected cell company.
According to Lloyd’s, the capital from Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan will support three syndicates in the Lloyd’s market: CFC Syndicate 1988, Beazley’s Syndicate 5623 and Beat’s Syndicate 1416. Coverage will start in 2021 and be expanded in 2022, providing initial capital of over £100 million, which is anticipated to grow over time.
The PCC, set up by Lloyd’s earlier this year, operates under the UK Risk Transformation regulations. It provides UK and international investors, including insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors, with a way to deploy funds in a tax transparent way into the Lloyd’s market. It’s intended that Lloyd’s members can use the vehicle to manage their capital requirements by attracting new classes of investors, including pension funds while benefitting from reduced set-up times and lower transactional costs.
“I am delighted to welcome major global pension investor Ontario Teachers’, who are well regarded in the ILS community, as the first to utilise LBR PCC to participate in underwriting at Lloyd’s,” said Burkhard Keese, CFO of Lloyd’s, said.
“It is a great achievement to see the PCC used, on-shore in the UK, to deliver reinsurance coverage, and I am confident that this will be the first of many ILS investments into Lloyd’s as investors, members and syndicates increasingly appreciate the potential of this transformer vehicle.”
Nick Jansa, senior managing director for EMEA on the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan board, said: “We invest in a range of global assets, including insurance-linked securities, and are always looking for efficient opportunities to maximise returns and increase value for our members. LBR PCC provides an innovative and efficient way to simplify our investment structures as we continue to grow our global footprint.”
The syndicates also welcomed the news, including CFC Syndicate 1988, opened by specialist insurer CFC in June.
“As a newly established syndicate, we are delighted to have been able to benefit from capital support via LBR PCC, with its pre-approved status as an on-shore transformer vehicle in the UK,” said Matt Taylor, active underwriter at the syndicate.
“For a syndicate with CFC’s high growth expectations, capital delivery mechanisms like LBR PCC, that allow simplified investor access to our unique premium portfolio, are crucial when attracting sophisticated large-scale institutional investors.”
