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We Can Write Terror Risk: Part II
The leader of a firm thought to be the world's largest investment manager of catastrophe bonds told federal lawmakers last week that the insurance-linked securities market is poised to provide ...
ILS Market Could Be $150B by 2018, Cat Bonds Likely $50B: BNY Mellon
The level of catastrophe bonds outstanding could more than double from the current level of $19 billion to $50 billion by the end of 2018, according to a report from BNY Mellon. The global provider ...
Catastrophe Bond Issuance Surges to 15-Year High, Willis Says
The issuance of catastrophe bonds surged to the highest level since 1998 in the third quarter amid increasing demand from institutional investors searching for yield, Willis Capital Markets & ...
Reinsurers Target Regional Carriers as Alternative Capital Lures National Accounts
Regional and super-regional carriers may start getting more attention from reinsurers in advance of Jan. 1, 2014 renewals, a broker representative predicted recently. During the PCI Annual Meeting in ...
Rendez-Vous Recap: Alternative Capital Remains Elephant in the Room
The 57th Reinsurance Rendez-Vous is winding down, and, while it's been another successful networking opportunity for the industry's movers and shakers, most of the discussions have ended on a note of ...
Re Market ‘Past Convergence’ With Capital Over Half-A-Trillion
Global reinsurer capital, which had reached a peak of $515 billion at the end of first-quarter 2013, still stood above the half-trillion mark at June 30, dropping slightly to $510 billion, according ...
Hurricane Would Entice—Not Spook—ILS Investors, Says Aon Benfield Exec
Although some reinsurance industry executives believe a major loss would cause catastrophe bond investors to flee from the insurance-linked securities market, an Aon Benfield executive says such an ...
Record Breaking Cat Bond Levels; Good News For Carriers
First-half tallies of 2013 catastrophe bond issues have been coming in from reinsurers and brokers in recent months, with all suggesting that 2013 could be a record year of issuance. Swiss Re, Munich ...