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July 2008/1
  • RMS launches risk trading platform
    Risk modelling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS) aims to boost investment in the insurance linked securities (ILS) market with an electronic ILS portfolio management platform. Aimed at “maki
    06 July 2008
  • Cat bonds leap ahead with fresh faces
    First-time issuers Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co (Caelus Re), HomeWise Insurance Co (Mangrove) and Flagstone Re (Valais Re) transferred $614mn of (re) insurance risk into the capital markets in May
    06 July 2008
  • Swiss Re closes $150mn Vega CRO
    Swiss Re successfully closed its $150mn Vega Capital Ltd collateralised risk obligation (CRO) transaction in June, partly replacing the $839mn of its various Successor bonds, according to sources clo
    06 July 2008
  • World Bank embraces weather derivatives
    The World Bank is moving ahead with plans to use the weather derivative market as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce the impact of drought in developing countries. The Bank will intermediate
    06 July 2008
  • S&P Ballantyne Re action
    Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has lowered its senior debt rating on the Class A-1 notes of beleaugured Scottish Re’s Ballantyne Re life securitisation. S&P lowered the XXX reserve
    06 July 2008
  • Juniperus blooms with first cash investment
    Investment vehicle Juniperus Insurance Opportunity Fund (JIOF) made its first investment in Hannover Re’s sidecar Globe Re, last month. The newly launched fund, which will invest in traded (re)
    06 July 2008
  • Aon next to target ILS fund
    Chicago-headquartered Aon Corp is marketing a dedicated insurance linked securities (ILS) fund, which plans to invest in a range of insurance linked alternative investments, Trading Risk understands.
    06 July 2008
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