Monday, December 18, 2023
Mark Richardson

Analysis: The challenges to captive cyber ILS

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Cyber ILS came to the commercial insurance market earlier this year, but...
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Monday, July 24, 2023
Mark Richardson

SageSure seals $50 million cat bond for Arizona captive

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This is the first cat bond for captive Anchor Re, set up...
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Wednesday, June 07, 2023
Mark Richardson

SRS Bermuda appoints ILS SVP

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New joiner has previously worked for Marsh and Aon and has experience...
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Friday, October 14, 2022
Mark Richardson

GC: Hurricane Ian to accelerate captive uptake

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Leaders at reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter tell Captive Review why the use...
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Monday, November 23, 2020
Lauren Ingram

SRS hires COO of ILS and fund services

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Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has hired Matthew Charleson as chief operating officer...
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Sunday, August 16, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Captives: what you need to know this week

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Welcome to another week in the captive world, and our new week...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Hong Kong passes new captive and ILS bill

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Hong Kong has passed a bill designed to create new business opportunities...
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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Demystifying intangible assets

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Marcus Schmalbach of RYSKEX outlines how a captive can become a profit...
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Monday, November 11, 2019
Fraser Irving

Bermuda set to pass updated cell law

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The Bermudian parliament is set to pass a law that will allow...
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Friday, June 28, 2019
Fraser Irving

Captives and the ILS market: A third way

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The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is becoming a lot less “opaque”, but...
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Monday, June 17, 2019
Fraser Irving

Artex reshuffles leadership team

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Artex Risk Solutions has reshuffled its leadership team across its Bermuda and...
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Friday, March 08, 2019
Fraser Irving

ChainThat launches blockchain insurance exchange

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A risk and capital exchange for the insurance and reinsurance market is...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Fraser Irving

Pool Re places £75m cat bond

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British state-backed reinsurer Pool Re has placed a £75m catastrophe bond through...
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Tuesday, June 05, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Scor boosts London market with ILS transaction

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The first catastrophe bond has been issued in London’s emerging insurance linked...
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Friday, February 16, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Jury still out on ILS in Vermont – Rich Smith

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Rich Smith, president of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA), said the...
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Wednesday, January 03, 2018
Richard Cutcher

UK’s first PCC formed, ILS transaction completed

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Neon has established the first protected cell company (PCC) established in the...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Richard Cutcher

UK’s ILS regulations approved

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The United Kingdom’s Risk Transformation Regulations 2017 and the Risk Transformation (Tax)...
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Friday, October 06, 2017
Richard Cutcher

VCIA considers offering onshore ILS option in Vermont

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The Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) is exploring the possibility of facilitating...
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Monday, September 25, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Positive reaction to storm activity could increase ILS appeal to corporates – Paul Schultz

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Paul Schultz, CEO of Aon Securities, is confident the insurance-linked securities (ILS)...
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Monday, September 25, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Lottoland forms Gibraltar PCC

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Online betting operator Lottoland has established a protected cell company (PCC) in...
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Monday, September 11, 2017
Richard Cutcher

GC Securities and Marsh launch Bermuda platform

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GC Securities and Marsh Captive Solutions have joined forces to launch a...
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Tuesday, August 01, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Lottoland renews ILS deal for jackpot insurance

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Lottoland, a specialist provider of betting services on international lotteries, has completed...
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Monday, July 24, 2017
Captive Review

London’s ILS hub has a familiar look

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With London’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) hub set for an autumn launch, Guernsey...
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Friday, February 24, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Aon partners fund manager to launch new ILS platform

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Aon Insurance Managers has partnered with the largest fund administrator in the...
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Wednesday, January 04, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Guernsey adds one-day approval process to ILS rules

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The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has updated its regulatory treatment of...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Richard Cutcher

News Analysis: London Looks to ILS Future

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The London market and UK government’s ambition to add insurance linked securities...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Richard Cutcher

PCCs a missed opportunity, but London has time to evolve its ILS offering

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The insurance-linked securities (ILS) and captive markets have responded positively to the...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Richard Cutcher

UK to restrict PCCs to ILS business

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The government of the United Kingdom has made clear it will only...
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Monday, September 12, 2016
Richard Cutcher

ILS and PCC legislation expected in UK next year

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The Government of the United Kingdom is planning to issue its first...
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Friday, July 29, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Exclusive: Marsh takes global approach to service booming ILS market

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Brendan Roche has been given a global remit to expand Marsh Captive...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Captive Review

Video: Charles Collis on Bermuda ILS growth

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Charles Collis, of Conyers Dill & Pearman, discusses the growth in Bermuda's...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Gibraltar targeting run-off and third party cell business in 2016

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Michael Ashton, senior executive at Gibraltar Finance, has said one of his...
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Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Richard Cutcher

We are now among the global elite of captive managers – David McManus

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David McManus, president of Artex Risk Solutions, believes the firm’s recent acquisitions...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Richard Cutcher

USA Risk launches first Malta RSPV

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Malta has licensed its first reinsurance special purpose vehicle (RSPV) under its...
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Friday, November 20, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Captives Looking Beyond Reinsurance

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Utilization of the capital markets by captive owners is gaining momentum, but...
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Monday, November 09, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Aon appoint global ILS expert in Bermuda

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Steve Britton has been appointed managing director of Global ILS Management at...
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Monday, November 09, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Gibraltar launches SPV PCC to facilitate ILS

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Gibraltar has unveiled its new protected cell company (PCC) structure to house...
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Monday, November 09, 2015
Richard Cutcher

European-sponsored cat bonds likely to cover non-European risks

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Any catastrophe bonds sponsored by European captive owners are likely to be...
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Monday, October 26, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Expect more corporate cat bonds in 2016 – Stephen Moss

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It is unlikely any new corporate sponsored catastrophe bonds will be brought...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Richard Cutcher

“Cat bond lite” solutions could provide opportunities to captive owners

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The emergence of “catastrophe bond lite” options should open up the alternative...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Second rated reinsurance vehicle launched in Guernsey

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Guernsey’s second rated reinsurance company, Humboldt Re, has been formed following on...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Kaiser Permanente cat bond highlight of quiet Q3

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Three catastrophe bond transactions were completed in the third quarter of 2015...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Richard Cutcher

UPDATE: Amtrak confirm $275m cat bond completion

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The Amtrak issued catastrophe bond has been completed at $275m, $75m above...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Richard Cutcher

US healthcare firm launches cat bond through Vermont captive

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A $200m catastrophe bond covering earthquake risk is being brought to market...
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Thursday, April 23, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Betting service provider places first Gibraltar ILS through PCC

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Lottoland, a specialist provider of betting services on international lotteries, has utilised...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Richard Cutcher

ISPV legislation launched in Isle of Man

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The race among the European jurisdictions to attract insurance-linked securities (ILS) and...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Gibraltar to overhaul regulatory regime

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The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission and the country’s government have commenced the...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Captive Review

Malta Insurance Report 2015

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The 2015 Malta Report features insights and opinion from leading providers within...
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Friday, January 16, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Four cat bond issuances added to Kane SAC

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Kane’s Bermuda segregated account company has added four catastrophe bond issuances in...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Record ILS issuance in 2014

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The pricing of Nakama Re on 12 December has pushed the total...
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Richard Cutcher

ILS and insurance management driving offshore growth – Peter Mullen

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While new captive formations drive significant growth in the United States, it...
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Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Malta SCC regulation to be signed by end of 2014

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The regulation proposals of what Malta has termed Securitisation Cell Companies (SCCs)...
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Friday, October 17, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Quiet third quarter not dampening ILS expectations

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Global brokers Willis remain bullish in the expectation insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance...
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Friday, October 17, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Horseshoe confirm Gibraltar expansion

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Insurance linked securities (ILS) specialists Horseshoe Group has confirmed its arrival in...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Exclusive: Horseshoe to open Gibraltar operations for ILS

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The Horseshoe Group, an insurance management firm servicing clients totalling assets of...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Bright Future Ahead

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With ILS legislation on the horizon, Gaynor Brough, chairman of the Isle...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Gibraltar publish ILS guidelines

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Gibraltar has published its Solvency II compliant insurance linked securities (ILS) guidelines,...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Richard Cutcher

ILS and alternative capital now 20% of property catastrophe reinsurance

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Twenty per cent of worldwide property catastrophe reinsurance was provided by insurance-linked...
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Friday, September 05, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Exclusive: Gibraltar set to publish ILS guidelines

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Captive Review has learnt that Gibraltar's Financial Services Commission (FSC) is expected...
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Monday, September 01, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Bermuda’s ILS surge confirmed

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Bermuda’s bumper 2013 for insurance-linked securities (ILS) has been confirmed by Axco,...
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Monday, July 07, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Record quarter for cat-bonds, but individual insureds are slow to join the party

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The largest ever volume of non-life catastrophe bonds was issued during the...
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Tuesday, July 01, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Isle of Man facing tough competition for ILS business – Le Conte

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Chris Le Conte, founder and managing director of Robus Group, has told...
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Richard Cutcher

ILS opportunities opened up to mid-market captives – Aon

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Aon Benfield Securities has launched CATstream, providing clients, including captives, with efficient...
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Richard Cutcher

ILS: Taking the world by storm

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Bermuda's Minister for Education and Economic Development, Dr. the Hon. E. Grant...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Butterworth predicts future cell structures

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Former Guernsey regulator Steve Butterworth – who is credited with pioneering the...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Dutch cat bond formed for windstorms

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Aon Benfield Securities has completed the first Europe windstorm indemnity catastrophe bond...
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Monday, January 06, 2014
Richard Cutcher

ILS listings buoyant in Bermuda

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The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) listed almost $10bn in insurance-linked securities (ILS)...
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Monday, December 09, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Argo establishes Bermuda SPI

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Insurance and reinsurance company Argo Group have established a new Bermuda-domiciled special...
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Friday, November 29, 2013
Richard Cutcher

After the deluge

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The appeal of ILS is obvious: it is uncorrelated to the broader...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Guernsey sees substantial cell growth

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There was substantial growth in cell companies in Guernsey in the first...
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Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Willis's Q3 ILS issuance highest on record

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Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA) issued $1.4bn of non-life catastrophe bond...
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Monday, November 04, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Willis places $300m cat bond

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Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), the capital markets and advisory business...
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Monday, October 07, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Schroders launches ILS fund

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Asset management firm Schroders has launched its first insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund....
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Strong ILS fund performance in August

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Insurance-linked security (ILS) funds performed strongly in August, with their best average...
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Validus establishes Swiss underwriting operation

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Bermuda-based Validus Holdings is establishing a Swiss underwriting company, transforming the existing...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Richard Cutcher

$10bn alternative capital enters reinsurance market

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An influxe of alternative capital into the reinsurance industry has pushed down...
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Monday, September 09, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re predicts nat cat pricing to stabilise

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Swiss Re expects natural catastrophe pricing rates to stabilise in 2014 after...
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Friday, September 06, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Anything but a disaster

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If the capital markets are turbo-charged and given to sudden and extreme...
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Richard Cutcher

BMS venture into ILS space

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Global independent insurance and reinsurance intermediary and broker BMS Group, is in...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Sutherland appoints ILS specialist

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Law firm, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP have appointed capital markets partner...
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Thursday, August 01, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Cat bond and ILS market at record six year high

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The capacity of new catastrophe bond deals in the first-half of 2013...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Richard Cutcher

European flooding impacts ILS

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The average return of insurance-linked security (ILS) funds has fallen due to...
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Nephila Capital add Swayne as a new partner

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Bermuda-based insurance-linked securities and reinsurance-linked investment asset manager Nephila Capital, have named...
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Friday, July 26, 2013
Richard Cutcher

XL and Stone Point form ILS focused Bermuda firm

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XL Group and Stone Point Capital have formed a Bermuda-based investment management...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Towers Watson brings a new $60m cat bond to market

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The catastrophe bond specialist arm of global professional services firm Towers Watson,...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Richard Cutcher

$2.2bn of new non-life cat bond issuance in Q2 2013

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Q2 2013 saw $2.2bn of non-life catastrophe bonds issued through 14 tranches,...
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Monday, July 22, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re predict record year for ILS and cat bonds

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The catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has hit near-record levels...
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Richard Cutcher

ILS manager hires risk management expert

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Twelve Capital, the Swiss-based independent investment manager focused on managing insurance-linked securities,...
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss ILS manager gains $400mn of assets

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Insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance-linked investment manager LGT Insurance-Linked Strategies has won ILS...
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Towers Watson close $30.49m cat bond

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Towers Watson Capital Markets (TWCM), the wholly owned subsidiary of global professional...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Richard Cutcher

ILS asset manager Pillar Capital names new CEO

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Bermuda-based insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance-linked investment manager Pillar Capital Holdings Limited has...
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Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Alternative insurance vehicles driving reinsurance market

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The reinsurance sector has undergone dynamic capital growth in the last year,...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Leadenhall awarded mandate from NZ Superannuation Fund

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Leadenhall Capital Partners has been awarded a mandate to construct and manage...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Insurance linked securities listing on Bermuda exchange soar

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The total volume of insurance-linked securities (ILS), including catastrophe bonds and reinsurance-linked...
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Morgan Stanley: alternative reinsurance capital could capture 30% of mid-year renewals

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Mid-year reinsurance renewals could see the participation of alternative reinsurance capital grow...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Sirius International announce ILS team

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Sirius International Group, Ltd. have appointed Michael Halsband and Deanne Nixon to...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Five new captives for Bermuda Q1 2013

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New (re)insurers starting up in Bermuda has increased 85% over the past...
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Growing demand for ILS

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The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is poised for growth, Swiss Re predicts...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re transfers $175m extreme mortality risk to Cayman SPV

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Swiss Re today announced today (27 October 2010) the transfer of $175m...
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Richard Cutcher

ILS annual returns soar  

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Investment return of insurance linked securities (ILS) has risen by 10 per...
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Willis firms up ILS focus

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Willis Group Holdings has indicated its interest in playing a larger role...
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Good returns on cat bonds in Q1 2010

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Catastrophe bonds provided significantly increased returns for investors during the first three...
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