September 2010/1

Aon Benfield's deputy CEO of Global ReSpeciality, Daniel Burrows, discusses how capital markets have helped to mould the shape of today's retro market.

As if hedging against Mother Nature wasn't a tricky enough business, weather derivatives dealers have been hard hit by the global market turbulence over the past two years.

Swiss Re traders Patti Guatteri and Mitchell Mintz walk us through the opportunities for trading (re)insurance risk during a live storm

Fellow Bermudian Platinum Underwriters confirmed it bought a $65mn ILW in an earnings conference call, saying both hurricane forecasts and capital management reasons drove the purchase.

The Industry loss warranty (ILW) market is closely watching the tail-end of the US wind season in order to position pricing for 1.1, according to broker Aon Benfield.

Meteorologists have eased their forecasts after a subdued start to the US hurricane season, although all continue to predict another heavy year.

Collateralised reinsurers and hedge funds are most likely to benefit from any surge in capital in the event of a major catastrophe, according to the annual ILS report from broker Aon Benfield Securities.

Life is edging out property and casualty as the recruitment sweet spot after a busy summer of hiring in the small ILS community.

Modellers extend coverage

Reinsurers are the "natural home" for longevity risk but Swiss Re has called for them to act now in order to address the problem of providing for an increasingly long-lived population.

As 2010 develops into a healthy year for the cat bond market and US government bond yields reach new lows, some players are leaping on increasing confidence in the markets to push for a return to Libor-linked structures.

Catastrophe losses took a heavy burden on first-half reinsurance results, led by the Chilean earthquake and rising liability costs from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster.