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BlackRock has added catastrophe bonds to the list of investment targets for a new opportunistic fixed income fund it is launch
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Validus recorded a $74.1mn loss attributable to AlphaCat investors in the third quarter, as the (re)insurer's asset management platform reserved for $574mn of net losses for the period
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Credit Suisse and Bermudian run-off specialist Armour Group have raised more than $270mn for a second series of their joint venture legacy ILS fund, regulatory filings show
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Australia's Future Fund increased the target size of its alternative risk premia strategy, which includes reinsurance investments, to 15 percent of its total alternative asset allocation in the 2016-2017 financial year.
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Reinsurers will become less appealing to investors if the sector does not earn back some of its 2017 losses through higher rates, according to Munich Re CEO Joachim Wenning.
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Swiss Re's cat bonds, which total $335mn, are likely to contribute to the group's third quarter losses, according to Jeffries Equity Analysts.
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JLT Re North America CEO Ed Hochberg has said the scale of insured losses from Hurricane Maria could result in ILS investors changing their view of risk and return.
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The prospect of modest reinsurance rate increases after the 2017 hurricanes may be enough to keep ILS investors who had been reconsidering their allocation to the sector involved, according to Todor Todorov, head of ILS research at Willis Towers Watson.
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Entropics reported a 5.53 percent decrease in returns for its institutional Cat Bond Fund - Class (I) in September, down from a positive return of 0.56 percent in August.
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Soft market conditions may have set the scene for longer potential collateral lock-ups after hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, but early negotiations on settlements are still likely, market observers said
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Asian countries have expressed interest in establishing a multinational risk pool to protect against natural disasters, according to RMS research commissioned by the UK government.
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Global Parametrics is poised to conclude its first transaction - a $10mn risk transfer deal benefiting Vision Fund International, an NGO microfinance provider in the developing world