Hedge Funds Need to Be Wary of Push Into Catastrophe Risks: XL Group November 3, 2014 By Laura Davison Hedge funds looking for new investments may be pushing too fast into insurance, said Michael McGavick, the chief executive officer...
Hedge Funds Move Into Catastrophe Reinsurance October 29, 2014 By Carolyn Cohn Hedge funds are muscling their way into the market to share the cost of cleaning up after natural catastrophes, but...
Best’s Reinsurance Industry Report Examines Relevancy of the Underwriting Cycle September 9, 2014 A.M. Best has released its annual segment review of the global reinsurance industry, titled “How Relevant Is The Underwriting Cycle?”...
‘Worst Market in Memory’ to Keep Pressure on Reinsurance Rates September 3, 2014 By Carolyn Bandel and Oliver Suess The worst reinsurance market in memory looks set to carry into 2015, industry executives said. An absence of costly disasters...
Cat Bonds Totaling $4.5 Billion Issued in Q2 2014: Aon Benfield ILS Study July 9, 2014 By Charles E. Boyle Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield in its latest report...
Willis Sees Catastrophe Bonds Setting Record This Year After Busy Q2 July 7, 2014 The largest ever volume of non-life catastrophe bonds was issued during the second quarter of 2014 (Q2), according to a...
Cat Bond Buyers Listening to Storm Forecasters, Not Buffett June 16, 2014 By Caroline Chen Bond buyers are betting more than ever on the mercy of Mother Nature as they seek to boost yields being...
One Catastrophe Won’t Scare Away Alternative Capital: S&P Panelists June 9, 2014 Catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance have surged to record levels this year thanks to the continuing influx of...
Swiss Re CFO Warns Cat Bond Yields May Attract Inexperienced Buyers May 9, 2014 By Carolyn Bandel Swiss Re’s new Chief Financial Officer, David Cole, said high yields for insurance-linked securities [ILS], such as catastrophe bonds, may...
Cat Bond Coverage Reaches Record $20 Billion: Aon Benfield ILS study January 14, 2014 In its latest report Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield,...