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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏎️ &#039;&#039;&#039;Sidecar (insurance)&#039;&#039;&#039; is a special-purpose reinsurance vehicle that allows third-party investors to participate directly in the [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] results of a [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurer]] or [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurer]] for a defined period. Structured as a limited-life entity, a sidecar assumes a [[Definition:Quota share | quota-share]] portion of a sponsor&#039;s book of business, sharing in both the [[Definition:Premium | premiums]] collected and the [[Definition:Loss | losses]] incurred. The arrangement gives investors access to insurance returns without building their own platform, while the sponsoring carrier offloads [[Definition:Risk | risk]] and frees up [[Definition:Capital | capital]].<br /> <br /> ⚙️ A sponsor typically cedes a percentage of [[Definition:Gross written premium (GWP) | gross written premium]] from a specified portfolio—often [[Definition:Property catastrophe reinsurance | property catastrophe]] or [[Definition:Specialty insurance | specialty]] lines—into the sidecar via a [[Definition:Reinsurance agreement | reinsurance contract]]. Investors fund the vehicle&#039;s [[Definition:Trust account | trust account]], and their return depends on the [[Definition:Loss ratio (L/R) | loss ratio]] of the ceded business. Because sidecars usually operate on a one- to three-year horizon, they offer investors a natural exit without the illiquidity common in longer-tail [[Definition:Insurance-linked security (ILS) | insurance-linked securities]].<br /> <br /> 💰 For the broader market, sidecars inject flexible capacity exactly when it is needed most—often in the wake of major [[Definition:Natural catastrophe | catastrophe]] events when traditional [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] capital tightens. Sponsors benefit from [[Definition:Ceding commission | ceding commissions]] and the ability to maintain client relationships without bearing full [[Definition:Exposure | exposure]]. The vehicle has become a staple of the [[Definition:Alternative capital | alternative capital]] landscape, bridging institutional investors and insurance risk in a transparent, time-bounded structure.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Insurance-linked security (ILS)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Catastrophe bond]]<br /> * [[Definition:Quota share]]<br /> * [[Definition:Alternative capital]]<br /> * [[Definition:Special purpose vehicle (SPV)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Retrocession]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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