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Scor CEO Denis Kessler has questioned the long-term commitment of some insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors, comparing their current enthusiasm for the reinsurance sector to the infatuation generated by a mistress
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A fundamental change in reinsurance buying patterns has been a big contributor to the tough market conditions currently faced by reinsurers, according to Willis Re CEO John Cavanagh.
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A fundamental change in reinsurance buying patterns has been a big contributor to the tough market conditions currently faced by reinsurers, according to Willis Re CEO John Cavanagh
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The news that Nephila Capital has reached $10bn in assets under management highlights the extent to which independent fund managers have become entrenched in the reinsurance market
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The Q4 results season - to date at least - only seems to have identified winners, assisted by 2013's relatively benign cat conditions. The law of the jungle tells us this will not continue indefinitely...
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Despite Willis announcing the People's Insurance Company of China (PICC) and Hiscox plc as two of the first three carriers for follow-form facility Willis Global 360 in October, neither has signed up to the initiative to date, The Insurance Insider can reveal.
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Bermudian insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund manager Nephila Capital increased its assets under management by a quarter to $10bn in 2013, its private equity backer KKR's fourth quarter results have shown.
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The insurance linked securities (ILS) market owes its rapid growth to rock-bottom interest rates in the US, and faces a slowdown once borrowing costs rise again, according to Denis Kessler, chief executive of French reinsurer Scor.
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The fixation on the impact of insurance-linked securities (ILS) on the reinsurance market has distracted attention from significant changes in reinsurance buying behaviour that were already underway, Willis Re CEO John Cavanagh has said
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Montpelier Re-backed investment fund Blue Capital Re has revealed the make-up of its portfolio after deploying $144mn of capital in the property cat reinsurance market during the January 2014 renewals, representing 90 percent of the total capital it expects to deploy in 2014.
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Swan Re, a class 3A Bermudian reinsurer backed by US hedge fund manager Swan Wealth Advisors (SWA), has been formally launched on the island today (5 February) and is seeking equity funding.
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Validus's ILS manager has increased its total assets under management from $1.238bn in July 2013 to $1.3bn in January
