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Lloyd's have granted in-principle approval for Barbican to launch a new syndicate that will be funded by Credit Suisse Asset Management's ILS team.

Markel is set to buy "substantially all" of Bermudian retro manager Catco Investment Management for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced today (10 September).

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Swedish governmental fund AP3 kept its reinsurance portfolio relatively steady over the first half of 2015.

The £12.9bn BBC Pension Scheme terminated its mandate with Nephila Capital in the financial year ended 31 March 2015, according to the fund's latest annual report.

Fitch said that the flow of alternative capital into the reinsurance market is slowing slightly, particularly collateralised reinsurance, in a sign that capital market appetite for reinsurance risk could be weakening.

Swiss private bank Banque Heritage and London-based ILS fund manager Coriolis Capital are setting up a UCITS catastrophe bond fund, Heritam Equinox, the companies confirmed.

Amlin recorded £7.6mn in fee income during the first half of 2015 from funds managed by Leadenhall Capital Partners, which became a subsidiary of the group last October.

Retro market leader Catco Investment Management has recruited two new senior underwriters from Aon Benfield and Amlin Bermuda, the Bermudian ILS manager announced today (17 August).

The IBM Pension Plan added Securis Investment Partners as a second reinsurance manager during 2014, according to its latest annual report.

Endurance now owns a 25 percent share of the Blue Capital Global Reinsurance Fund - worth $50mn - after the completion of its takeover of Montpelier Re.

Don Kramer's ILS Capital Management has recruited two new executives, including marine specialist John Haggerty from QBE Re Europe.