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The total volume of capital available to underwrite reinsurance risk rose 7 percent to a new record of $540bn last year, Aon Benfield said today (11 April)
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Traditional carriers could reconsider their asset allocations in an effort to boost investment returns and compete with the hedgies...
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Italian insurance powerhouse Generali is launching the first public indemnity European windstorm bond, Lion I Re, and is targeting EUR150mn in reinsurance protection
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Heritage P&C launches first Florida-specific cat bond of 2014 with $100mn deal...
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Asset manager invests in a slew of quota share vehicles in December and January after raising $600mn for its new Interval Fund
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Brokers highlight the strong buyers' market that prevailed at 1 April...
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Traditional reinsurers have begun to use alternative capital to help them match the cheaper prices offered by non-traditional rivals, global broker Aon Benfield said today (4 April) in its report on the 1 April policy renewals.
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Hiscox's new asset management subsidiary Kiskadee Investment Managers has announced the appointment of former AlphaCat Managers executive Richard Lowther as chief operating officer, confirming a move first reported by our sister publication Trading Risk in January.
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Reinsurance rates have fallen sharply across most business classes for business renewing at 1 April, according to Willis Re, adding to the pressures seen at 1 January
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Watford Re has successfully raised $1.13bn of capital including a $100mn investment by Arch Capital Group, the Bermudian start-up has confirmed.
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Montpelier Re's London-listed Blue Capital Global Reinsurance Fund has postponed its latest planned issue of new shares.
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Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has extended its RiskInsight modelling platform to include probabilistic tools that can be used to price risk policies and portfolios of risk.
