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The ILS market's future growth is likely to be spurred largely by collateralised reinsurance, according to Michael Stahel, partner and portfolio manager at LGT ILS Partners
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Investing in the ILS industry remains relatively expensive for pension funds, which would like to see more transparency from the sector, according to PGGM investment director Eveline Takken-Somers
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Traditional reinsurers must use a flexible capital structure with both rated and unrated capital to succeed in the "new world order", Everest Re chief underwriting officer John Doucette has claimed
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The secondary cat bond market cleared the first Gator Re trade in two months this week, as the bond's price tumbled in response to aggregate claims rising near its trigger
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Nephila and fronting partner Allianz Risk Transfer (ART) announced today (15 June) that they have successfully piloted the use of blockchain technology for transacting a catastrophe swap
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Global Parametrics has secured financing from the German government-funded Climate Insurance Fund (CIF) to offer catastrophe and weather risk transfer solutions for low and middle-income countries.
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Florida insurer Southern Oak has renewed its Oak Leaf Re cat bond cover in a private placement, JLT Capital Markets said today (14 June).
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Nephila more than halved the limit it wrote for the $1bn reinsurance programme bought by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) this year.
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JLT Capital Markets has closed a second Market Re private cat bond for 2016, following the $78.7mn deal announced last week.
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Horseshoe Group has acquired Ikonic Fund Services to set up an independent fund administrator and insurance manager for the ILS sector, with more than $20bn in assets under administration.
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Rewire Securities co-founder Richard Pennay says that expanding cat bond coverage to more closely match reinsurance will help it compete
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Florida insurer Universal added $100mn of new multi-year limit to its reinsurance programme for 2016, after placing roughly $200mn of multi-year cover last year for the first time.
