ILS
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Munich Re has been talking to investors and alternative funds managers about becoming partners for a potential insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund management venture, the company confirmed last week.
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After withdrawing its planned autumn IPO because of differences of opinion with investors over its value, the German (re)insurance group Talanx made a volte face last week and is now expected to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 2 October.
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Stocks in the European (re)insurance industry have outperformed the continent's banking sector and the wider market so far in 2012, although banking has closed the gap in recent weeks.
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Private equity-backed start-up Southport Re hopes to have written $100mn-$250mn of collateralised reinsurance limit after the 1 January renewals, CEO Glenn Weber has said.
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Munich Re is preparing to launch a potential insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund that will manage third-party capital, the company has said
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EU regulators are gearing up for final talks on the Omnibus II directive today (18 September), with a resolution crucial for maintaining the 1 January 2014 Solvency II implementation deadline
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The success of capital markets players in making themselves a fixture in the reinsurance sector will aid the companies that can partner up with them and hurt those that don't, JMP Securities analyst Matthew Carletti told investors last week following a visit to the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous.
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Third Point Re has attracted enough funding to launch its property cat venture for the 1 January renewals, The Insurance Insider understands.
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Hannover Re has renewed its European wind bond as strong demand for the diversifier caused final pricing on the deal to slip below guidance levels
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Tokio Millennium Re is to launch a segregated cell company that will compete with the likes of Kane, Horseshoe and Aon as it moves into the transformer business.
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Sidecars are likely to continue to be a feature of the retro market in the future as many buyers now rely on their capacity, Aon Benfield Securities predicted in its annual insurance-linked securities (ILS) review.
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Tokio Millennium Re has unveiled plans to launch a segregated cell company that will compete with the likes of Kane, Horseshoe and Aon as it moves into the transformer business.