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		<title>Hedge Fund Money Is Reshaping a 180-Year-Old Insurance Model</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/04/13/865443.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[alternative capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Alternative investment managers are pouring unprecedented sums of money into the market for property cover, and reshaping a 180-year-old reinsurance model in the process. Allocations to catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities popular among hedge funds and institutional investors rose &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Future of Insurance: PLUS Conference Recap</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2022/12/05/697806.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jahna Jacobson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[attracting talent]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Technology is on everyone&#8217;s mind. Whether it&#8217;s using big data, AI or tackling the world of cybersecurity, technology tops the list of business concerns today. For the insurance industry, technology and how data is used to improve underwriting have been &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Willis Re Taps Buxton from Allianz as Managing Director, Int&#8217;l Customized Reinsurance</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/01/09/554137.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 17:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tony Melia]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Willis Re, the reinsurance subsidiary of Willis Towers Watson, announced the appointment of Simon Buxton as managing director of its International Customised Reinsurance practice, which focuses on non-traditional reinsurance. Buxton will focus on providing structured solutions across all the company&#8217;s &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Beazley and RenaissanceRe Launch Cyber Catastrophe Cover Backed by Capital Markets</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/01/09/554076.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Cox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beazley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber reinsurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Marra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets/Coverages]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Specialist insurer Beazley and reinsurer RenaissanceRe have jointly launched a product that provides Beazley with additional catastrophe cover for cyber events. The majority of the security behind the deal will be provided by capital market sources structured by RenaissanceRe. This &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>January 2020 Reinsurance Renewals Varied Significantly, Brokers Say</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/01/06/553595.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2020 reinsurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agents & Brokers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Priebe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guy Carpenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance linked securities (ILS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Kent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reinsurance renewals 2020]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retrocessional market]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The January 2020 reinsurance renewals saw significant variation in pricing and capacity depending on geography, line of business, cedents&#8217; loss record and client relationships, according to two reports published by brokers Guy Carpenter and Willis Re. Indeed, the market demonstrated &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Global Reinsurers See Promising Green Shoots in 2019 with &#8216;Hardening&#8217; Pricing: S&#038;P</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/06/05/528442.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 07:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2019 renewals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[S&P Global Ratings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taoufik Gharib]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Following disappointing reinsurance pricing increases in 2018 and early 2019, it seemed that no amount of catastrophe losses would be sufficient to harden the overall market. However, during this year&#8217;s April and June renewals, reinsurers saw some green shoots, with &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Insurance Linked Securities Market Grows to $93B in 2018: Willis Re</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/02/01/516526.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2019 12:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Dubinsky]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Growth of the insurance linked securities (ILS) market reached $93 billion in 2018, up from $88 billion during the prior year, according to the new ILS Market Update from Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Towers Watson. In the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PIMCO and Allianz Partner to Launch Insurance Linked Securities Business</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/01/28/515878.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allianz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allianz Re]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amer Ahmed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Moves & Mergers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emmanuel Roman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance linked securities (ILS)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rick Pagnani]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[PIMCO, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based fixed income investment manager, has hired Rick Pagnani from Mt. Logan Re as executive vice president, to lead the launch of the firm&#8217;s property and casualty insurance linked securities (ILS) business. The ILS market, which &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Jan. 1 Renewals Saw &#8216;Muted Impact&#8217; from 2018&#8217;s Catastrophes: Guy Carpenter</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/01/14/514669.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2018 catastrophes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2019 renewals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aon's Reinsurance Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collateralized reinsurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[convergence capital]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Priebe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guy Carpenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance linked securities (ILS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural catastrophes 2018]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[renewals]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The overall impact of catastrophe losses on property rates was muted at the Jan. 1, 2019 reinsurance renewals, but the fourth highest annual catastrophe loss year on record did create questions over pricing adequacy, underwriting strategy and the amount of &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Global Reinsurance Capital Is Resilient Despite Losses of $230B over 2 Years: Aon</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/01/11/514608.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2018 catastrophes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aon's Reinsurance Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catastrophe bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber reinsurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flood Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance linked securities (ILS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural catastrophes 2018]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Global reinsurance capital – comprising traditional and alternative capital – fell 2 percent in 2018 to US$595 billion from $605 billion in 2017, remaining resilient in the face of insured natural catastrophe losses of $230 billion over the two-year period, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Liberty Mutual Again Taps Capital Markets Via Reinsurance Sidecar, Limestone Re</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/01/09/514383.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Business Moves & Mergers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[James Slaughter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LIberty Mutual]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Liberty Mutual has once again directly tapped capital markets&#8217; reinsurance capacity via the Bermuda collateralized reinsurance sidecar, Limestone Re Ltd. Limestone Re provides approximately $150 million of collateralized reinsurance capacity for Liberty&#8217;s U.S. property catastrophe program, as well as its &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Neon Sponsors 2nd ILS Transaction via UK Transformer Vehicle NCM Re</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/01/08/514159.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 10:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance linked securities (ILS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Gibson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Neon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neon Syndicate 2468]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Protected Cell Company]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Neon announced it successfully has raised third party capital to support its second insurance linked securities (ILS) transaction through its UK-based transformer vehicle, NCM Re. This marks the first reinsurance renewal under the UK&#8217;s nascent regulatory regime for alternative capital &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AXA XL Buys 100% of New Ocean to Build Alternative Capital Business</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/11/20/509762.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles Cooper]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greg Hendrick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance linked securities (ILS)]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[AXA XL&#8217;s reinsurance operation has completed the acquisition of all third party ownership interests in its majority-owned asset management affiliate, New Ocean Capital Management Ltd. Financial details of the transaction were not released. New Ocean is now a wholly owned &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Neuberger Berman Expands ILS Platform with Purchase of Cartesian Re, Iris Re</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/11/02/506518.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Investment manager Neuberger Berman Group has acquired an asset manager and an affiliated reinsurer, which manage funds of more than $1 billion and focus on insurance-linked strategies. New York-based Cartesian Re and its Bermuda affiliate Iris Re were purchased from &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Insurance Linked Securities Move from &#8216;Alternative&#8217; to Mainstream: WTW Survey</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/10/24/505464.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 06:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is here to stay, said a new survey from Willis Towers Watson. End investors, ILS funds, and buyers – the three groups active in ILS – have predominantly weathered 2017 loss activity and accept that &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Reinsurance Capacity Remains Abundant for Mid-Year Renewals: Aon Benfield</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/04/18/486728.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Global reinsurer capital continued to rise in 2017, despite the US$136 billion in insured losses from natural catastrophes last year, according to a reinsurance market report published by Aon Benfield. Indeed, capital levels stood at US$605 billion at Dec. 31, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alternative Capital Responds to 2017 Catastrophes with &#8216;Show of Strength&#8217;: Aon Benfield</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/01/11/476937.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria represented the first real test of the staying power of the alternative capital sector, which has responded with a show of strength by continuing to fund reinsurance capacity, according to a report published by Aon &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ILS Issuance in Q2 Breaks New Record at $6.3B: Willis Towers Watson</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/07/28/459278.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance reached a record-breaking $6.3 billion in Q2 2017, continuing the trend from the first quarter of the year, according to a report by Willis Towers Watson Securities, the investment banking business of Willis Towers Watson. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Neon Appoints Argo&#8217;s Gibson as Reinsurance &#038; Alternative Capital Director</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/07/21/458276.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 08:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Neon announced it has hired Mark Gibson as Reinsurance and Alternative Capital director, reporting to Managing Director Ian Martin. Gibson is responsible for developing Neon&#8217;s outwards reinsurance program and third party capital strategy. With 30 years&#8217; experience in the sector, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Neon Appoints Argo&#8217;s Gibson as Reinsurance &#038; Alternative Capital Director</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/07/19/458004.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Neon announced it has hired Mark Gibson as Reinsurance and Alternative Capital director, reporting to Managing Director Ian Martin. Gibson is responsible for developing Neon&#8217;s outwards reinsurance program and third party capital strategy. With 30 years&#8217; experience in the sector, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cat Bond Issuance Saw Robust Start to 2017: Aon Benfield</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/05/01/449635.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 14:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Catastrophe bond issuance made a robust start during the first quarter of 2017 with seven catastrophe bond transactions that totaled US$2.17 billion, according to a report from Aon Securities, the re/insurance investment banking division of Aon Benfield. These transactions are &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ILS Market Continues Growth Trend in Q1 2017: Willis Towers Watson</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/04/26/449004.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 08:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital grew again in Q1 2017, continuing the trend from 2016, according to the latest ILS Market Update from Willis Towers Watson Securities, the investment banking business of Willis Towers Watson. Following a strong Q4 2016, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>April 1 Renewals Saw &#8216;Disciplined Softening&#8217; with Ample Capacity: Aon &#038; Willis Re</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/04/07/447192.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aon Benfield]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[With abundant capacity, aggressive capital market competition and acceptable returns for global reinsurers, it&#8217;s no wonder that the elusive bottom of soft market pricing was not evident at the April 1 renewals. During 2016, global reinsurers generated &#8220;an acceptable, though &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cat Bond Issuance in 2017 Could Approach Record Levels: Aon Report</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/01/25/439933.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Total catastrophe bond issuance for calendar year 2016 reached US$5.8 billion – a decrease from US$6.9 billion in 2015 – principally due to ongoing competitive re/insurance market conditions, according to an Aon report. The first quarter of 2016 saw a &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Is Soft Market Bottoming? A.M. Best Points to Some Promising Signs</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/01/10/438420.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Some observers believe the bottom of the reinsurance market may be in sight because brokers are having greater difficulty filling out underpriced programs and further concessions in terms are difficult to obtain, according to a report published by A.M. Best. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>BRIT Renews, Expands Bermuda-Based SPV Versutus</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/01/09/438279.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 10:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[London-based Brit Ltd. said it has renewed and expanded the collateralized reinsurance capacity provided by the Bermuda domiciled special purpose insurer, Versutus Ltd., in support of Brit&#8217;s property treaty portfolio for 2017. The special purpose insurer will be capitalised at &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Decline in Reinsurance Prices Slowed at January Renewal: Carpenter</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/01/06/437376.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 12:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Reinsurance pricing continued trending downward at the Jan. 1, 2017 renewal &#8212; across most classes of business and geographies, but the pace of that decline is slowing, according to Guy Carpenter &#38; Co. Although several sectors experienced increased loss activity, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mitsui Buys 15% Stake in XL&#8217;s ILS Firm, New Ocean Capital</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2016/10/21/430021.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Mitsui &#38; Co., Japan&#8217;s second-biggest trading house, agreed to purchase a 15 percent stake in New Ocean Capital, the asset manager that was founded by XL Group Ltd. and Stone Point Capital to make insurance-related bets. Mitsui also committed $100 &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Soft Prices May Bring Reinsurer Losses when Typical Cat Levels Return: Execs</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2016/08/23/424148.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 10:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[It won&#8217;t take another Hurricane Katrina for reinsurers to face losses from covering the cost of storms and earthquakes. Competitors such as hedge funds have eroded prices so much that a typical year of claims could move the industry into &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Reinsurers May Reassess Cat Exposures When Normal Claims Levels Return: S&#038;P</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2016/08/17/423484.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Most global reinsurers have been able to maintain underwriting discipline despite the ongoing soft market, but there is a danger that their profits could be hit if the current benign period of natural catastrophes returns to normal levels, according to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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