June 2015/1

American International Group (AIG)'s head of capital markets Samir Shah says that parametric cat bond triggers will be the key to broadening the ILS investor base and making the market larger and more liquid.

USAA has once again tapped into strong investor demand for high-risk, high-return cat bonds in the current low-yield environment.

One debut sponsor entered the cat bond market last month as issuance slowed down ahead of the start of the hurricane season.

Swiss Re has slightly decreased the size of its global Sector Re sidecar for the second year running, Trading Risk understands

The orthodox history of the convergence market revolution is that the catastrophe reinsurance establishment has been well and truly overturned by the growth of the broader ILS markets

XL-Catlin's $135mn joint venture New Ocean Asset Management has significantly expanded its team in a sign of its intent to build out the platform, Trading Risk has learned

Nephila Capital is among the new buyers that have been trying out the indemnity retro market during the mid-year renewals, Trading Risk understands