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February 2011/1
  • Cold-spot ILW market grows to $170mn on second NZ quake
    Almost $50mn of additional "cold-spot" industry loss warranties (ILWs) have traded in 2011 in the wake of losses in Australia and New Zealand, Trading Risk has learned.
    03 March 2011
  • East Lane Re IV scoops soft market at $475mn
    US insurer Chubb's fourth East Lane Re cat bond more than doubled in size in marketing to close at $475mn, Trading Risk can reveal.
    02 March 2011
  • Madison leaves BofA
    Veteran trader Dan Madison has left Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), where he brokered a large portion of secondary cat bond trading, Trading Risk can reveal.
    28 February 2011
  • RMS US wind model hikes Gulf and Texas risk
    Risk Management Solutions (RMS) released a sweeping upgrade to its US Hurricane Model today (28 February) which is expected to significantly increase loss estimates for property catastrophe (re)insurers.
    28 February 2011
  • NZ quake will cost (re)insurers up to $8bn
    Catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide has estimated that the (re)insurance industry could lose up to $8bn as a result of the second Christchurch earthquake, a loss which would roughly equal the Chilean quake that was the most costly cat last year.
    23 February 2011
  • Foundation Re III closes at $135mn
    US insurer The Hartford's latest Foundation Re cat bond closed at $135mn, paying investors 500 basis points (bps) above Treasury Money market returns.
    21 February 2011
  • Chubb plans $200mn renewal of East Lane Re bonds
    Serial ILS issuer Chubb Corp is launching its fourth East Lane Re cat bond, seeking $200mn of cover against Northeastern US wind and quake losses.
    21 February 2011
  • Securis to list new fund on London Stock Exchange
    London-based investment manager Securis Investment Partners plans to launch a new fund on the main London Stock Exchange (LSE) in March.
    21 February 2011
  • Cat bond market back to pre-crisis returns
    Cat bonds performed strongly in 2010, according to Swiss Re's basket of indices for the asset class, with the reinsurer hailing strong performance indicators as a sign the market has fully recovered from the financial crisis.
    15 February 2011
  • Giant $305mn Successor bond kicks off 2011
    Swiss Re has opened the ILS scoreboard in 2011 in spectacular style, with its biggest Successor offering to date.
    14 February 2011
  • $100mn Foundation Re III rated
    Further details have emerged on the latest Foundation Re issue from US insurer The Hartford, which is revisiting the cat bond market for the fourth time after raising $675mn since 2004.
    10 February 2011
  • Clariden to sell UCITS fund in Germany
    Clariden Leu - which launched the first UCITS III-compliant cat fund in November last year - has teamed up with German distributor Fundmatrix.
    04 February 2011
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