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USAA gains $40mn aggregate cover from $200mn cat bond
21 May 2012
USAA has successfully gained $40mn annual aggregate cover against multiple US perils at a relatively high-frequency level from the cat bond market as part of its new $200mn Residential Re cat bond… Read more
Read more articles from this issueScor tops up contingent cover to EUR150mn
21 May 2012
Global reinsurer Scor has increased the amount of event-driven contingent capital it can draw on following large natural catastrophe losses to EUR150mn, having triggered the first EUR75mn of its 2010 facility last year… Read more
Read more articles from this issueCapital markets make up 10-15% of cat reinsurance limit
21 May 2012
Capital market investors provide about 10-15 percent of the $220bn-$250bn of global catastrophe reinsurance capacity, according to estimates from brokers and bankers… Read more
Read more articles from this issueRenRe retro sidecar expected to renew
18 May 2012
RenaissanceRe's temporary retro sidecar Upsilon Re is likely to continue writing business into 2013, the property cat specialist said… Read more
Read more articles from this issueScor doubles its contingent capital coverage to EUR150mn
16 May 2012
Global reinsurer Scor has doubled the amount of event-driven contingent capital it can draw down on in response to large natural catastrophe losses to EUR 150mn from EUR75mn… Read more
Read more articles from this issueTravelers seeks $150mn in Longpoint cat bond
14 May 2012
Travelers is seeking to raise $150mn from a new issuance of its Longpoint Re cat bond series in its first ever indemnity deal with the capital markets, sister title Trading Risk understands… Read more
Read more articles from this issueNot all collateralised cat reinsurers are equal
14 May 2012
With non-traditional reinsurers established as a key provider of US cat capacity, buyers have nevertheless been urged to be cautious over the collateralised writers they select as a counterparty… Read more
Read more articles from this issueNephila nudges $6bn AuM
14 May 2012
ILS fund manager Nephila Capital has bulked up its assets under management (AuM) by more than $1bn over the past year, shoring up its position at the top of the industry leaderboard… Read more
Read more articles from this issueMcKeown to head Bermudian ILS fund
14 May 2012
Chris McKeown, the former head of New Castle and CIG Re, is returning to the convergence market as CEO at Bermudian fund manager Juniperus… Read more
Read more articles from this issueLeadenhall hits $650mn
8 May 2012
Amlin-backed ILS fund manager Leadenhall Capital Partners has taken in another $65mn into its funds, taking its assets under management above the $650mn mark, the company revealed last week… Read more
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