Chris Conway has joined AQR as an underwriter for the firm. He will focus on underwriting internatio...

Wilmington Trust has hired Robert Bilodeau as a senior relationship manager in its insurance collate...

Clive O'Connell has joined Twelve Capital's board of directors as vice-chairman and a non-executive...

Moody's is seeking comments on its proposed approach to monitoring life insurance ABS. The agency sa...

XL Group is in discussions with Catlin Group regarding a potential transaction to acquire the compan...

Sequant Re has launched as a new global collateralised reinsurer. It will combine ILS and Bermuda's...

AM Best has released what is believed to be the first rating criteria specifically focused on insura...

A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days

Pipeline The pace of deals joining the pipeline noticeably slowed last week. At the final count the...

The first catastrophe bond fund managed by a Scandinavian manager, Entropics, has been authorised by...

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and Life and Longevity Markets Association (LLMA) have...

Malta's legislation on securitisation cell companies (SCC) has been initiated. The Securitisation Ce...

A new report from the BIS states that a simple and transparent asset pool does not translate into me...

A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days

Pipeline There was a steady flow of deals into the pipeline last week as five ABS, five RMBS and fi...

Greg Habay has joined AQR as a vp in the firm's business development group. He moves from JLT Re, wh...

New challenges driving cat bonds forward

Disappointing financial markets and the search for yield mean that catastrophe bonds are an increasi...

Clifford Chance has recruited a team of five lawyers from Bingham McCutchen, led by partners Robert...