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China Requiring New Disclosures by Systemically Important Banks
China's bank regulator will require the country's largest lenders to disclose their off-balance-sheet exposures and other indicators in a move to implement global rules designed to strengthen ...Validus Holdings, Ltd. Announces AlphaCat 2014, Ltd. SPV
Validus Holdings, Ltd. announced Wednesday that it has joined with other investors in capitalizing AlphaCat 2014, Ltd. and has fully deployed its capital. AlphaCat 2014 is a special purpose vehicle ...
U.S. Oil Output Poised to Reach 43-Year High in 2015
The U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday oil production in the United States will reach a 43-year high in 2015 as output grows from shale fields. The United States will produce 9.3 ...RMS Conducts Risk Analysis for QBE’s $250M VenTerra Re Ltd. Cat Bond
Catastrophe modeler RMS announced Tuesday that the company conducted the risk analysis for a new catastrophe bond issued by VenTerra Re Ltd, a special purpose vehicle for investors. The bond, ...
Mexico to Mandate Auto Coverage in Push Toward ‘Culture of Insurance’
President Enrique Pena Nieto is giving the car insurance market a boost with a plan to mandate policies on federal highways in Mexico, where almost three in four drivers lack coverage. Congress ...
ACE Establishes $95M SPV Altair Re II
ACE Limited announced Monday that it has established Altair Re II, a $95 million special purpose vehicle to provide additional collateralized capacity for its global reinsurance business. Altair Re ...
Argo Establishes 2014 Sidecar, Issues Cat Bonds
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced Monday that it establised a new sidecar reinsurer and separately announced that it issued $172 million in catastrophe bonds. The sidecar, Harambee Re ...
Regulation-Fueled ‘Collateral Crunch’ Not Expected in 2014
If pension funds, insurers and sovereign wealth funds were hoping to cash in on lending "high-quality" assets to those scrambling to meet tougher collateral requirements in 2014, they are likely to ...