Trading Risk July 2017
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The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned that Tropical Storm Emily was expected to produce rainfall of 2 to 4 inches along the west coast of central Florida as it passes over the state this afternoon
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Scor and PartnerRe have each let a reinsurance sidecar lapse in 2017 after deciding that they no longer needed retrocession cover in this format, Trading Risk understands
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The ILS market has well and truly put its foot on the accelerator this year - with cat bond volumes setting new records and ILS managers competing hard in Florida
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Regulators have made some easy-win concessions in the final version of London's ILS framework to ensure that the system is workable for ILS managers
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Nephila Capital has agreed a deal with a major US insurer to assume coastal exposure, broadening its access to primary risk, sister publication The Insurance Insider reported
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Brian Ingle will lead the analytics team for Willis Re North America following Alice Underwood's appointment as head of risk consulting and software.
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William Mulcahy, an actuary who has previously worked at ILS Capital Management, Securis and Ariel Re, is expected to join Qatar Re later this year, sources said.
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Neon confirmed that it had hired Mark Gibson as reinsurance and alternative capital director as it prepares to develop a third party capital strategy, in a move first reported by Trading Risk.
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Markel Catco Investment Management CEO Tony Belisle has extended his contract with the company until 31 December 2020.
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Bermudian (re)insurers shifting their focus to the insurance markets will benefit from less volatility but will also make less margin, according to recent analysis from Fitch Ratings.
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The top 10 ILS managers lifted their assets under management (AuM) by 8 percent in the first half of 2017, taking the group's collective capital base to $56.5bn, according to Trading Risk records
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The cat bond market was firmly in the hands of sponsors in the second quarter, with volumes setting a record in a frenetic period that pushed ILS pricing to new lows