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Marine industry loss warranties (ILWs) may be on risk for a payout over the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, Trading Risk understands.
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Bermudian carrier XL Capital has signalled that it will make use of alternative forms of capital when it renews its outwards reinsurance arrangements at 1 May.
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Nephila Capital has hired ex-Aon Benfield capital markets executive Chris Parish as a portfolio manager.
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Willis has promoted convergence market pioneer John Cavanagh to chief executive of the broker's reinsurance arm Willis Re
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Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has reached $4.4bn insurance-linked assets under management and launched a number of new funds targeting less liquid investments, Trading Risk can reveal
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ILW volumes will rise 25% in 2012, predicts Willis Re's Henry Kingham. He looks at the factors that put the wind in his sails...
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Reinsurance buyers are taking more interest in capital market solutions after a fragmented and difficult January renewal season, according to the two largest reinsurance brokers
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Swiss-based ILS fund manager Clariden Leu has transformed a further $50mn industry loss warranty (ILW) into note form, taking the total cat bond "lites" issued by the firm to $120mn
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Callahan joins award panel; Hinshelwood to head revamped Kane; Fitch knocks Signum down a notch; BSX surges past $3bn of cat bonds
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Two natural catastrophe bonds closed at the end of December at hefty spreads to take 2011 issuance to $4.7bn, according to Trading Risk calculations
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Energy risk specialist CatVest Petroleum Services has officially launched its EnergyRisk Model to model catastrophic losses from offshore and onshore oil and gas facilities as it targets the industry loss warranty (ILW) risk transfer business.
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AIG subsidiary Chartis has shed $2bn from its traditional market reinsurance programme in 2012 after upping its cover from the capital markets, according to reports from sister publication The Insurance Insider.
