Investors in Insurance-Linked Securities Seek to Avoid Exposure to Secondary Perils September 28, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Investors in insurance-linked securities are leaning toward structured catastrophe bonds rather than broader ILS instruments to steer away from unexpected...
Specialty MGAs Continue to be Popular Acquisition Targets September 14, 2017 By Susanne Sclafane With growth prospects becoming rarer in the continuing competitive insurance market, carriers are among three sets of buyers fueling a...
2015 Cat Bond Activity Down Slightly from Record Levels in 2014: GC Securities January 27, 2016 While property and casualty catastrophe bond primary issuance levels were “uncharacteristically low” in the fourth quarter of 2015, totals at...
Amtrak Sponsors $275M Cat Bond for Northeast Storm Surge, Wind, Quake October 14, 2015 Amtrak is getting $275 million of reinsurance protection from the capital markets for its wholly owned captive, covering storm surge,...
GC Securities Places $30 Million World Bank Cat Bond for CCRIF July 2, 2014 GC Securities, a division of MMC Securities Corp., a U.S. registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/NFA/SIPC, announced the placement of Floating...