ILS News
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 ...
Hedging Systemic Risk in Casualty Reserves with Insurance-Linked Securities
Insurance-linked securities are often used to hedge an insurer's exposure to catastrophic property losses, but the casualty insurance market is just beginning to recognize the potential of ILS ...Ex-Flagstone Exec Swayne Joins Nephila Capital Ltd
Nephila Capital announced yesterday that Guy Swayne, formerly of Flagstone Re, will be joining its global management team as a partner at the firm. Nephila is the largest institutional asset manager ...$60M New Jersey Insurer CAT Bond Placed By Towers Watson Capital Markets
Towers Watson Capital Markets announced Thursday that it recently arranged a private placement catastrophe bond, sponsored by New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group. The bond, Sullivan Re 2013-1, ...
ILS Issuance Just Short Of Record For Second-Quarter 2013; Is Casualty Next?
Tallies of catastrophe bond issues for the first-half have been coming in from reinsurers and brokers over the last two weeks, with the numbers all suggesting that 2013 could be a record year of ...