Brit has launched a fresh source of funding for marine and other speciality insurance lines at the Lloyd’s of London market.

Bermuda-registered Brit has set up the first insurance-linked securities fund — the Sussex Specialty Insurance Fund — to source capital from ­institutional investors to back its Lloyd’s Syndicate 2988.

The speciality insurer and reinsurer acts as managing agent for Syndicate 2988, drawing in capital to back its activities across a wide range of speciality lines.