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Switzerland-based asset manager Plenum has discontinued its partnership with Sequant after marketing a new non-catastrophe ILS fund with the Bermuda asset manager last year, Trading Risk can report.
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The ILS market's slow-burn growth shows that the near-term effect of InsurTech is likely to be over-hyped, but its long-term influence should not be underestimated, according to Nephila managing partner Barney Schauble.
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The ILS market's slow-burn growth shows that the near-term effect of InsurTech is likely to be over-hyped, but its long-term influence should not be underestimated, according to Nephila managing partner Barney Schauble
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Bermuda-based Hamilton Re has established its first collateralised retro sidecar, Turing Re, which will provide $65mn of capacity to support its reinsurance portfolio
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The ILS sector is continuing to attract new investors with recent cat bond fund launches from two asset managers, Trading Risk revealed last week.
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Markel Catco is launching a capital raise in order to invest further funds in the mid-year reinsurance renewals, according to a London Stock Exchange announcement
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Martin Reith's Neon is working on establishing an ILS fund that would see the revamped Lloyd's business bring in third party capital to support its nascent property catastrophe reinsurance book, Trading Risk can reveal.
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RenaissanceRe is not expecting to post significant premium growth in its Florida book at the June renewals as pricing pressure persists, CEO Kevin O'Donnell said on a Q1 earnings call.
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RenaissanceRe is not expecting to post significant premium growth in its Florida book at the June renewals as pricing pressure persists, CEO Kevin O'Donnell said on a Q1 earnings call.
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2016 was a challenging year for the ILS market, as cat bond issuance activity and fundraising intakes slowed down,while catastrophe activity returned to average levels after a couple of benign years.
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Two major US sidecar investors, Pioneer and Stone Ridge, grew their assets by more than $500mn overall in the quarter ended 31 January 2017
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Stone Ridge posted almost 9 percent growth in its ILS assets under management in the three months to 31 January, recording total assets of $5.49bn in its two reinsurance funds at that point.
