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CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. - Side-Pocket Investment Update
Hamilton, Bermuda – 07 March, 2016 – CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. (the "Company”; Ticker: CAT.BH), today issued an update about the side-pocket investment established in December 2015. The filing stated:
Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd., as Investment Manager, announces that a portion of the side pocket investments established in late December 2015 to cover the UK floods and U.S. convective storms are being released.
The 2015 side pocket investment, which represented approximately 5.5% of NAV as at 31 December 2015, will be reduced to approximately 4.5% with a corresponding reduction in the side pocket investment loss reserve of approximately 0.90% reflecting the reduction in the level of collateral that is required to be retained by insured counterparties.
The release of the side pocket investment loss reserve will be reflected in the February 2016 Ordinary Share Net Asset Value.
For investor enquiries:
Judith Wynne
General Counsel
Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd.
Telephone: +1 441 493 9000
Email: judith.wynne@markelcatco.com
Mark Way
Chief Operating Officer
Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd.
Telephone: +1 441 493 9000
Email: mark.way@markelcatco.com
David Benda / Hugh Jonathan
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Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000