AkinovA, the independent electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of re/insurance risk, has donated key insurance linked security (ILS) data assets to ACORD, the global standards-setting body for the re/insurance industry,. The donated assets include data definitions and collection …
Markel Corp. announced the launch of Lodgepine Capital Management Ltd., its new retrocessional Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) fund manager in Bermuda, together with a reinsurance company, Lodgepine Re. Lodgepine’s initial product offering will be the Lodgepine Fund, a property catastrophe …
The record losses we saw in 2017 and 2018 were felt heavily by the insurance industry, and there is no denying that two years of losses have affected investor sentiment. While such a statement is hardly surprising, it is notable …
Nephila Capital, the Bermuda-based specialist ILS re/insurer and investment manager, has received UK regulatory approval to establish its own Lloyd’s managing agency. The new entity, Nephila Syndicate Management Ltd. (NSML), will launch on Oct. 11, 2019. Since 2013, Nephila has …
Markel Corp. announced it is putting its Bermuda insurance linked securities unit, Markel CATCo, into run-off at the same time it announced it is launching a new retrocessional ILS fund platform, which will be ready to write business for the …
Specialist insurer Hiscox has promoted Andrew Hughes to the role of managing principal, Hiscox ILS. His appointment is subject to Department of Immigration and Bermuda Regulatory approval. Hughes has been with Hiscox ILS in Bermuda since 2015, working as general …
For the fourth time, Liberty Mutual has utilized capital markets’ reinsurance capacity via the Bermuda collateralized reinsurance sidecar, Limestone Re Ltd. The Boston-based insurer said it has completed a new transaction utilizing the Limestone Re capital markets platform that provides …
Hamilton Re has sponsored issuance of its first catastrophe bond. The reinsurance platform of Bermuda-based holding company Hamilton Insurance Group said that the issuance has taken place through its Hamilton Capital Partners business unit. Specifically, the deal is with Cerulean …
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’s April and June renewals, reinsurers saw some green shoots, with …
French reinsurer SCOR said it had agreed to buy 100% of Coriolis Capital, an asset manager specialized ininsurance-linked securities, for an undisclosed amount. Coriolis Capital invests mainly in natural disaster bonds, options, collateralized reinsurance and climate derivatives. SCOR said the …
