ILS

Munich Re benefited from strong investor demand on the cat bond market as it was able to cut the premium on its latest deal by 12.5 percent during the marketing process, sister publication Trading Risk reported last week

Collateralised reinsurers and insurance-linked securities investors captured 12 percent more premium from the top 10 Florida carriers in 2015 than in 2014, according to data collected by sister publication Trading Risk

A reinsurance pricing floor is "in sight" although the market is yet to hit rock bottom, according to JLT Re's CEO Ed Hochberg.

Insurers and reinsurers are making questionable decisions as they struggle to grow in a market that is swamped by around $100bn of excess capital, Arch Capital's chief financial officer has said.

Total return reinsurers are here to stay as insurance companies start to take a more holistic approach to their investment strategy, according to Hamilton Group CEO Brian Duperreault.

Emerging casualty reinsurance risks could eventually grow to exceed the current alternative capital supporting the reinsurance market, according to Greg Hendrick, XL Catlin's reinsurance CEO

Judy Klugman and Jean-Louis Monnier have been promoted to become the new co-heads of its global insurance-linked securities (ILS) business

Fronting specialist State National has extended its relationship with Fosun-owned Meadowbrook to at least 2017, delivering minimum ceding fees totalling $22.5mn.

AIG's up-for-sale mortgage insurance unit United Guaranty Corporation (UGC) has secured $298.6mn of reinsurance for its 2008 and prior book with a second Bellemeade Re insurance-linked securitisation.

Last week was the busiest in terms of results disclosures in The Insurance Insider's coverage universe, but the double-digit share price swings seen after results for the previous quarter were absent.

Lancashire earned more first quarter profit from its 10 percent stake in the Kinesis portfolio this year, but reported lower profit commissions as it awaited news on whether 2015 losses had triggered claims.

Allianz Risk Transfer (ART), backed by Nephila Capital, said it had lined up a "robust pipeline" of revenue swaps for wind power developers after signing a 10-year swap with Capital Power.