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Bermuda gross written premium increased by 20 percent to $15.0bn in Q1 2018.

The Nephila-led reinsurance facility provides three years of cover.

Early signs indicate third-party capital is being deployed aggressively in the Florida market.

The legacy sector has seen surging deal volumes of late, but the major inflows of capital into the space look set to choke off returns, with the live market’s depressed returns a cautionary tale for run-off acquirers.

US nationwide carriers recorded the largest net exposures to losses from the wildfires that struck California in October relative to the P&C industry's other peer groups.

Investment returns remained subdued year-on-year for the vast majority of the companies in our analysis, ranging from 1.7 percent to 6.5 percent for the third quarter.