Lucy Jones

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Florida fund commits additional $400mn to ILS strategies

The follow-up investments take its overall ILS allocation to up to $950mn, as it put in place mandates to respond to higher rates.

Lucy Jones, 05 August 2019
PICA to reinsure longevity risk for Phoenix

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Lucy Jones, 02 August 2019
Reinsurers forced to rethink retro strategies amid ILS market stress: Benchimol

Developments this year indicate third-party capital will be a disciplined participant requiring adequate risk-adjusted returns, Axis president and CEO Albert Benchimol said.

Lucy Jones, 01 August 2019
Eclipse Re issues $25mn cat bond lite

The platform has issued $175mn so far this year, up from $151mn in 2018.

Lucy Jones, 01 August 2019
Universal takes $98mn prior-year gross loss creep

The Floridian insurer also transferred $2.9mn of tornado losses to reinsurers in the quarter.

Lucy Jones, 01 August 2019
AuM at reinsurer ILS vehicles increases 5.5% in H1 2019

The growth contrasted with a 2 percent slide in collective assets among the top tier of ILS players.

Lucy Jones, 01 August 2019