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Axis Ventures, the new asset management unit formed by Axis Capital late last year, raised $50mn of third-party capital by the end of 2013.
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ILW index posts 15.8% gain in 2013; Cavanagh calls for deeper derivatives; 2013 returns best since 2010; Falcon adds higher-return cat bond fund; Kane lists $50mn cat bond lite; Eskatos adds European exposure; Nephila 2357
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Munich Re has projected that alternative reinsurance capital will grow from $44mn in 2012 to $59mn this year and up to $75mn by 2016 - representing annual growth of 14 percent over the four-year period
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The reinsurance sector needs to develop a deeper synthetic market, Willis Re CEO John Cavanagh said this morning (6 February) at the InsiderScope London conference hosted by sister publication The Insurance Insider.
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Kane's segregated accounts company has issued its largest private cat bond to date in a $50.12mn transaction, the company confirmed today.
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London-listed ILS fund DCG Iris reported a total return of 2.2 percent in the six months to 30 November 2013, as the fund's manager said that it had boosted results by shifting into private reinsurance deals and reducing its cat bond holdings.
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Lloyd's chairman John Nelson has said that the Lloyd's market can work with an influx of new investors to the (re)insurance market, so long as it keeps evolving its business model.
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Centrum seeks ILS decoupling; Plenum leverages; Credit Suisse caution; Stone Ridge gains; Cat bond lite focus
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Average premiums in the ILS and industry loss warranty (ILW) market continued to tumble in 2013, falling during the fourth quarter to levels last seen in 2005, according to broker-dealer Lane Financial.
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Average premiums in the ILS and industry loss warranty (ILW) market fell below levels last seen in 2005 during the fourth quarter of 2013, according to broker-dealer Lane Financial.
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Twelve Capital is set to launch its first private cat bond, Dodeka I, a $25mn US multi-peril deal that is expected to generate double-digit returns.
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Three cat bond deals used data from the PCS Canada service in 2013, which demonstrated a surge in interest in Canadian risk on the ILS market, the loss compilation agency said in its latest market report.
