SCOR P&C Ventures

Will Thorne leads SCOR Ventures as Head of the unit. The platform was originally founded by Adrian Jones, who later moved to HSCM Ventures as a Partner. Sylvie Van Viet serves as CEO of P&C Partners, overseeing the property and casualty-related investment activities. The broader SCOR group's investment portfolio is managed through SCOR Investment Partners, a dedicated asset management subsidiary.

The unit sources through SCOR's operational underwriting networks, corporate partnerships with tech accelerators like Plug and Play Tech Center, and industry networks including InsTech London. Because SCOR is a leading global reinsurer, its business units encounter early-stage companies building technology that addresses pricing, claims, and risk-transfer problems — often before those startups raise institutional venture rounds.

It operates as a corporate venture arm inside a publicly traded reinsurance group, not a family office. It pursues strategic minority investments that align with SCOR's underwriting and operational priorities. Unlike a traditional venture firm, it does not manage third-party capital or charge management fees — it deploys from the parent company's balance sheet.

It focuses primarily on direct equity and co-investment deals across seed, start-up, growth, and special-situations stages. Anthemis Group is a known co-investor, but the unit's mandate centers on originating and closing direct positions rather than deploying into blind-pool venture funds as a limited partner.

SCOR P&C Ventures is a strategic investment unit focused on venture-stage technology companies relevant to P&C insurance. SCOR Investment Partners is the group's asset management arm that oversees the broader EUR 28 billion-plus investment portfolio, including fixed-income, real estate, and other institutional allocations. They operate as separate entities under the SCOR group umbrella.

The capital deployed by SCOR P&C Ventures comes from SCOR's retained earnings and premium float accumulated over five decades of global reinsurance operations. SCOR reported EUR 225 million in net income for the first quarter of 2026. There is no single family wealth origin — the firm's investment capacity is funded by its ongoing insurance and reinsurance business.

SCOR P&C Ventures co-invests regularly alongside specialist venture firms and strategic partners, with Anthemis Group identified as a frequent counterparty. The unit's approach is to leverage its insurance domain expertise as a value-add co-investor rather than acting as a passive LP, reinforcing its hybrid role between insurer and venture platform.