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...
Global Reinsurer Stocks Face Challenges in 2014: Best Special Report June 11, 2014 A new report from A.M. Best determined that “stocks for publicly traded reinsurance companies, including the four top European players,...
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...
P/C Reinsurance Market Softer Due to Alternative Capital: Execs March 14, 2014 A new survey from Towers Watson confirms that more than half (55 percent) of property/casualty insurance chief financial officers believe...
Alternative Capital Softening P&C Reinsurance Market: Towers Watson CFO Survey March 12, 2014 A new survey from Towers Watson confirms that “over half (55 percent) of property & casualty (P&C) insurance chief financial...
Argo Re Forms Partnership with Horseshoe Group for ILS Market March 4, 2014 The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings announced that its Bermuda-based reinsurance company, Argo Re, Ltd., has entered into an agreement...
Reinsurance at Crossroads As New Factors Sweep Away Old Habits January 23, 2014 By Charles E. Boyle Part I – The Market in the Developed Economies A significant number of reinsurance treaties were renewed this month, heavily...
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,...