ILS

The demise of Neil Woodford and his funds empire will have wide reverberations for many months.

The founding executive will hand over to present COO Paschal Brooks.

Bernina Re will become the flagship underwriting unit for Credit Suisse's ILS funds.

There are questions on whether the four European reinsurers will continue to expand their top line as conditions improve

Speaking at a B3i launch event CEO John Carolin said that there was “momentum” behind distributed ledger technology.

The RenRe CEO raised the concern in light of the way catastrophe losses have risen from initial estimates in recent years.

Geography matters in reinsurance. Bermuda's isolation means that every carrier knows its neighbour's business.

The Aquilo reinsurance strategy was part of Markel Catco's operations.

Investors may be able to part collateralise ILS investments with other assets, effectively adding an ILS overlay to an existing mandate, says Rick Pagnani, head of the firm’s ILS business.

Management of the acquired business will report to Artex Risk Solutions CEO Peter Mullen.

Hyeji Kang was formerly head of actuarial function and replaces Bernhard Arbogast, who retires after 25 years with the carrier.

The ILS manager would be following LGT and Credit Suisse, which have also set up their own rated vehicles.