SCOR and Swedish pension fund Alecta enter a strategic partnership through the Atlas Gotland sidecar

SCOR announces that it has secured a USD 200 Million investment by the Swedish pension fund Alecta into the Atlas Gotland Worldwide Catastrophe Sidecar, a segregated account of the newly created special purpose reinsurer, Atlas Re Limited in Bermuda. With this investment, Alecta will benefit from the performance of SCOR Global P&C’s diversified portfolio of property catastrophe reinsurance through a multi-year agreement.

Jean-Paul Conoscente, CEO of SCOR Global P&C, commented on the transaction: “We are very pleased to strengthen our relationship with Alecta through this long-term partnership and to further expand SCOR’s strategy of giving access to its underwriting franchise and diversified portfolio to institutional investors through third-party capital transactions. This is another important milestone in the development of SCOR’s third-party capital strategy, with an important partnership with a leading pension fund.”

Tony Persson, Head of Fixed Income and Strategy at Alecta, commented: “Our focus is on generating solid long-term returns for our customers being 2.6 million people and 35,000 businesses across Sweden. We manage our assets in a cost efficient and sustainable manner, working with few select external partners where we see relevant investment opportunities. We are convinced that insurance-linked securities can generate high-quality and uncorrelated returns benefiting our overall portfolio and are pleased to partner with SCOR given their expertise in this domain. We look forward to a long-lasting collaboration.”