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Industry vets form ILS firm
A new firm has launched to change how catastrophe risk is syndicated in the reinsurance and capital...
Job Swaps 5 September 2014 -
Cat bond pro takes reinsurance role
Mt Logan Re has recruited Mark Booth to serve as its head property reinsurance underwriter. He will...
Job Swaps 3 September 2014 -
Cat bonds affirmed on annual resets
S&P has affirmed its ratings on five natural-peril catastrophe bonds issued by three differe...
News Round-up 19 August 2014 -
RFC issued on transformer criteria
AM Best is requesting feedback on a new draft criteria report on rating reinsurance/insurance transf...
News Round-up 6 August 2014 -
Queen Street III defaults
S&P has lowered to D (default) from double-C its rating on the US$150m Queen Street III Capi...
News Round-up 5 August 2014 -
Steadfast buys into reinsurance broker
Steadfast Group has agreed to take a 50% equity interest in Steadfast Re, formerly known as Beach &a...
Job Swaps 5 August 2014 -
New broker-dealer targets ILS
Minova Insurance Holdings has launched a new broker-dealer, BMS Capital Advisory. The firm will advi...
Job Swaps 1 August 2014 -
Cat bond affirmed on reset
S&P has affirmed its single-B rating on the series 2013-I class A notes issued by Everglades...
News Round-up 28 July 2014 -
ILS ratings affirmed
S&P has affirmed its ratings on four natural-peril catastrophe bonds that had annual resets...
News Round-up 22 July 2014 -
ILS diversification eyed
In sharp contrast to December when seven catastrophe bonds priced with a spread of 625bp or greater...
News Round-up 16 July 2014 -
UCITS cat bond fund prepped
Entropics Asset Management has been licensed by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority to under...
News Round-up 14 July 2014 -
ILS leader takes top job
HSZ Group has named Stefan Kräuchi as ceo and partner. He joined the company two years ago...
Job Swaps 11 July 2014 -
More records for ILS market
Last quarter was the busiest ever for the ILS market as 12 catastrophe bonds closed with a total val...
News Round-up 10 July 2014 -
Jumbo cat bonds drive record issuance
Last quarter saw the largest-ever issuance volumes in the history of the non-life catastrophe bond m...
News Round-up 8 July 2014 -
Amlin ups interest in ILS manager
Amlin has reached a non-binding agreement in principle to increase its existing interest in Leadenha...
Job Swaps 7 July 2014 -
Cat bond pricing floor emerging?
Munich Re last week withdrew its latest catastrophe bond issuance - Queen Street X ...
News Round-up 3 July 2014