Will a soft market dampen the sidecar boom?

Growing appetite for casualty and MGA-focused sidecars should support continued investor demand, experts say

IN THE past few years, investors have fully embraced reinsurance sidecars. Sidecars have been one of the strongest performers in a fast-growing ILS market, drawing a growing universe of investors. Hedge funds, private equity funds and multi-strategy credit funds have emerged among important players in the area.