Martha Muir

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FEMA seeks $325mn cover with FloodSmart Re cat bond

The issuance will be the fifth time to market in FEMA’s cat bond series

Martha Muir, 31 January 2022
InsurTech Descartes Underwriting raises $120mn in Series B round

The company will use the funding to invest in new software hires and expansion in Hong Kong and Madrid.

Martha Muir, 31 January 2022
AIR and Verisk businesses to rebrand under ‘Verisk’ name

The company aims to make its services more recognisable

Martha Muir, 28 January 2022
Nephila/ART return for $100mn from new Blue Halo Re cat bond

The new issuance is slightly less risky than 2020’s offering.

Martha Muir, 28 January 2022
Axis cuts cat share of January portfolio below 20%

CEO Albert Benchimol pledged to grow the company’s specialty business as the catastrophe portion of its 1.1 book shrank by 10 percentage points.

Martha Muir, 27 January 2022
HSCM offers Ascend $250mn financing as InsurTech raises $30mn equity

The $250mn credit line allows Ascend to offer customers premium financing options.

Martha Muir, 27 January 2022