ILS

Beazley has presented a possible picture of Lloyd's future in which the largest players "stock pick" on behalf of equity investors, while managing an optimised index strategy for ILS investors.

Beazley has presented a possible picture of Lloyd's future in which the largest players "stock pick" on behalf of equity investors, while managing an optimised index strategy for insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors.

An ILS transaction has been completed using distributed ledger technology in a ground-breaking example of blockchain's application to the insurance industry.

Lloyd's (re)insurer Neon is seeking to raise $60mn of third-party capital from a sidecar that could be the first vehicle set up under the new London ILS regulations, sources said.

Beazley will launch a special purpose arrangement (SPA) backed by insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital at 1 January that will exclusively write facilities, The Insurance Insider can reveal

Risk transformation regulations that will allow for an insurance-linked securities (ILS) regime in the UK have been passed by parliament

The London Stock Exchange-listed Blue Capital Alternative Income Fund anticipates a median return of about 15 percent for next year, with a return of 10 percent for a mean loss scenario.

Schroders has launched a life insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund with $750mn of committed capital spread across several mandates.

Credit Suisse-managed reinsurance vehicles Humboldt Re and Kelvin Re have both had their A- ratings confirmed by AM Best, after the ratings agency said that each would record an underwriting loss this year.

New insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund Lutece Re will be among the start-ups targeting the retrocession segment in 2018 as the market anticipates a significant rating reaction to heavy losses this year, sister publication Trading Risk revealed this month

Regular ILS sponsors USAA and XL Catlin have topped up their cat bond cover in the first transactions completed after the 2017 hurricane losses, with pricing on the deals showing an increase in rates.

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