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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
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Reinsurance rates may shift at 1 January if a reasonable percentage of the ILS industry's $80bn capital is trapped, according to Rob Procter, CEO of Securis Investment Partners
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CRC facility launch; QBE exhausts agg; HSCM partnerships...
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Departing Willis Re global CEO John Cavanagh has linked up with ex-Ariel CEO Tom Milligan at start-up Beat Capital, which will provide funding for MGA launches, sister publication The Insurance Insider reported
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The roughly $5bn-$6bn industry loss warranty (ILW) market is expected to be heavily impacted by the series of 2017 hurricane losses
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Hurricane Maria has compounded fears about how much retro capital could be lost or trapped ahead of the 1 January renewal, when much of the roughly $15bn-$25bn market limit renews
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ILS fund returns were down 0.34 percent on average in August, according to the Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index.
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Florida is truly the reinsurance market's risk hothouse. Its coastline produces the bulk of the ILS market's exposure, and Florida risks still squeeze out more profit for reinsurers than many other lines of business
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Hudson Structured Capital Management has invested $20.1mn in a run-off transaction linked to workers’ compensation liabilities, the fund manager announced
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Oppenheimer's Master Event-Linked Bond Fund reported a 1.76 percent gain over the six months to 31 March 2017, compared to a 1.83 percent gain on the Swiss Re cat bond return index over the same period.
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The percentage of European pension plans with an ILS allocation has increased from one percent to two percent in the past year, according to Mercer’s latest European Asset Allocation Survey.
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RenaissanceRe has raised $45mn from a private Fibonacci Re 2017-1 cat bond, according to a listing on the Bermuda Stock Exchange