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SCOR Global Life SE, a subsidiary of French (re)insurance giant SCOR SE has signed a four year, fully collateralised, extreme mortality derivative contract with JPMorgan. The swap, which runs from 1
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Lucida plc, a new annuity and longevity insurance company headed by ex-Prudential plc CEO John Bloomer and backed by hedge fund Cerberus Capital Management, entered into an over-the-counter derivativ
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Gallagher Re’s Re-Ex derivatives platform will move to Aon’s Capital Market’s division on completion of Aon’s $38mn+ acquisition. “Gallagher Re has invested significantl
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Risk modelling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has launched the Paradex Europe Windstorm index – the first parametric index for assessing European windstorm insured industry losses. The in
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SCOR Global Life SE, a subsidiary of French (re)insurance giant SCOR SE has signed a four year, fully collateralised, extreme mortality derivative contract with investment bank JPMorgan, Trading Ris
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Bermudian reinsurer RenaissanceRe has withdrawn its proposed $200mn CPXRe cat bond Trading Risk can reveal. The bond was in the final marketing stage, having obtained a preliminary rating of B3 fro
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A "surge" in insurance linked securities (ILS) investor capital and service providers offering structuring and placement advice has given (re)insurers "enhanced bargaining power" to drive favourable
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Bermudian (re)insurer Max Capital Group has purchased two seasonal maximum hurricane derivative contracts for North Atlantic and Florida wind on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) which are based
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Munich Re has joined fellow (re)insurers Swiss Re and AXA in securitising mortality risk. Nathan Ltd, a Cayman Islands special purpose vehicle, has issued $100mn of notes under a $1.5bn mortality c
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Risk modelling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has confirmed the launch of the first parametric index for assessing European windstorm insured industry losses, as predicted by our sister public
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Bermuda-headquartered Catlin Group Ltd's decision to bring a second cat bond to market in the space of two months adds strength to the argument that natural cat insurance linked securities (ILS) are
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Bermudian reinsurer RenaissanceRe is to launch its first cat bond - CPX Re - to provide US all natural perils cover, Trading Risk can reveal. Pricing for the bond, made up of two tranches - one yea