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Cat Bond Deals Fell Just Short of Record in 2013: Willis Capital Markets Advisory
Tallying up total catastrophe bond issue for 2013, Willis Capital Markets Advisory put the figure at $7.1 billion, just shy of the $7.2 billion record of 2007. Last year saw a record number of 29 ...
Catastrophe Bond Issuance High, But Short of Record in 2013
The catastrophe bond market experienced near-record issuance in 2013, with $7.1 billion of global issuance falling just short of the all-time record set in 2007 of $7.6 billion, Fitch Ratings ...
Fast Money Hedge Funds Won’t Keep Pension Funds Out of Terror Market, Says ILS Manager
To understand why the insurance-linked securities market will offer greater amounts of terror risk coverage in the years ahead, you have to understand the difference between two groups of ILS ...
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 ...
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 & ...
Reinsurance Industry Could Attract $100B in New Capital: Aon
The reinsurance industry may attract about $100 billion of new capital from alternative sources over the next five years as pension and hedge funds boost investment, according to broker Aon Plc. ...
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 ...