ILS
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The Canadian pension fund and the ILS fund provide Funds at Lloyd’s capital alongside traditional reinsurers.
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A rampaging cat bond market should lead more cedants to consider its long-term advantages.
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He worked for eight years at the French firm, where he oversaw the strategic direction of its ILS business.
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With ILS and pension fund money now confirmed for Syndicate 1988, there are further observations for the vehicle launch.
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Reinsurers from Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Japan have also provided capital to the syndicate for its 1 July launch.
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The ILS vehicle has support from four key providers and will be launched alongside a broader offering including K&R, fine art and other specialty risks.
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The experience of the past few years has made cedants much more concerned about managing tail risk than they are credit risk.
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The platform will be managed by Horseshoe with Leadenhall’s head of non-life, Ben Adolph, acting as head of underwriting.
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Syndicates and managing agents who want third-party capital support need to deliver on profit and transparency.
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Mary Margaret von Herberstein will work on relationships with quota-share capacity providers.
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The broker’s international chairman noted shifting attachment points on wind deals and reshaped aggregate covers.
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The investor will focus on late seed and Series A funding rounds as it widens its geographical remit.
