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Argo Re has closed its second Loma Re cat bond of 2011 on target at $100mn to secure industry loss-based cover against peak US wind and earthquake risks, Trading Risk can reveal.
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The best and worst years over the past decade for the ILS market provided the greatest test of fund managers' mettle, according to data compiled by advisory firm bfinance.
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Is the ILS investor base becoming too top-heavy?
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The retro market is shaping up for a tough renewal, as buyers and sellers square up over structure, available capacity and pricing right as the crucial 1 January deadline approaches.
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The cat bond market is on the cusp of a sustained period of strong, diverse sales as cash continues to flow into the sector, broker Guy Carpenter predicts in its third quarter report on the ILS market.
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Clariden Leu ILS fund manager Michael Stahel says it is business as usual despite the announcement yesterday (15 November) that the Swiss private bank will be integrated into parent bank Credit Suisse
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Competitive and economic constraints have pushed the minimum entry size for an ILS fund to $100mn, according to fund services provider Horseshoe.
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Trading platform ICE is continuing to list seven Ifex event-linked futures contracts after de-listing a group of the products earlier this year
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Swiss Re Capital Markets hopes to attract more institutional investors to back industry loss warranty (ILW) capacity as it mulls setting up a platform to transform the derivative contracts into bond format
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Aggregate industry loss warranty (ILW) covers have grown in popularity this year but there are questions over how much supply will be in the market next year
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Industry loss warranty (ILW) prices have begun to drop back over the past few months from the elevated levels that had lasted ever since the Great Tohoku earthquake in March, according to brokers
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ILS funds and traders must create their own transparency in the cat bond market by actively working with broker-dealers to get a sense of the market price, according to Elementum Advisors founding partner John DeCaro
