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ILS

  • Cat bond pricing lowest since 2007
    The average cat bond premium fell by 3.6 percent in the second quarter, according to analysis firm Lane Financial
    08 July 2013
  • RenaissanceRe steps into other side of ILS market
    Bermudian short-tail specialist has launched its first public cat bond after purchasing $150mn of cover from the Mona Lisa Re securitisation
    08 July 2013
  • AIG pushes boundaries with $125mn Tradewynd Re
    If a defining feature of 2013 is the inroads that capital markets have made into catastrophe reinsurance markets, then AIG's Tradewynd Re may one day be considered a pivotal transaction that shifted the boundaries of securitised risk even further because of the wide array of business classes that are covered under the transaction
    08 July 2013
  • Investors moving from property cat to specialty
    Carriers perceived to be overweight in property cat lines of business were sold down at the end of the second quarter following the rate reductions seen at 1.6
    03 July 2013
  • Citizens to buy at least as much private reinsurance in 2014
    In a positive development for traditional and non-traditional writers of US cat, Florida's state-backed insurer has made a strong statement of intent indicating that it will continue buying reinsurance heavily in the private market.
    03 July 2013
  • ILS train stops at Lime Street with $75mn Tramline Re II
    In the wake of Amlin's $75mn cat bond, we track the history of Lloyd's insurers' involvement in securitising risk with the capital markets - from Thunderbird Re onwards...
    03 July 2013
  • Bumper $4.5bn cat bond issuance in H1
    The vibrant ILS market is on course to beat the 2007 record of $7.2bn as investor demand continues to drive down pricing
    03 July 2013
  • ILS managers forced to turn away capital
    The three largest ILS fund managers are turning away investors as the clamour from pension funds and other managers to invest in cat reinsurance continues
    03 July 2013
  • Assurant increases cat reinsurance limits by 20%
    US insurer expands its 2013 reinsurance programme by 20 percent at the 1 July renewals to keep the cover in line with its growing cat exposure
    03 July 2013
  • Munich Re cat bond raises $75mn
    Munich Re has raised $75mn of protection against US windstorm and Australian cyclone risk through its latest cat bond issuance, broker Guy Carpenter said today (3 July), confirming details first reported by our sister publication Trading Risk last month.
    03 July 2013
  • Haynes: Hot money and broker deals are squeezing slips
    "Hot money", excess supply and the growing trend for exclusive broker facilities is making it increasingly difficult for underwriters to maintain their share of attractive business, warned Peter Haynes, the managing director of ANV's Lloyd's operation
    28 June 2013
  • Amlin issues $75mn US and Canada quake cat bond
    Lloyd's insurer Amlin has secured $75mn of cover against US and Canadian earthquake risk through its new cat bond, Tramline Re II
    28 June 2013
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