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New ILS manager appoints ceo
XL Group has appointed Chris McKeown as ceo of New Ocean Capital Management. New Ocean was recently...
Job Swaps 19 November 2013 -
Vitality Re rating upgraded
S&P has raised its ratings on Vitality Re II Series 2011-1 class B notes to triple-B minus f...
News Round-up 13 November 2013 -
Life settlement vet takes ILS role
Sundance Strategies has appointed Matthew Pearson as coo. He brings 25 years of experience across th...
Job Swaps 25 October 2013 -
Risk-linked securities expert appointed
Capital markets specialist Brandon Young has been appointed as svp of Southport Lane and as...
Job Swaps 22 October 2013 -
ILS fund manager adds origination pro
Nathalie Rushe has joined Mercury Capital as origination and marketing md. She is based in Bermuda. ...
Job Swaps 15 October 2013 -
Post-reset cat bonds affirmed
S&P has affirmed its ratings on 29 natural-peril catastrophe bonds issued by 13 issuers, whi...
News Round-up 14 October 2013 -
ILS manager adds research director
Jennifer Norris has joined Elementum Advisors as director of research in Chicago. She was previously...
Job Swaps 9 October 2013 -
Further fines for Catalyst leadership
The UK FCA has fined two more Catalyst Investment Group executives after previously fining former co...
Job Swaps 8 October 2013 -
Collateralised reinsurance firm formed
Montpelier Re Holdings has filed a registration statement with the US SEC relating to the proposed I...
Job Swaps 8 October 2013 -
Firm censured for ABS sales
The UK FCA has censured Catalyst Investment Group for misleading investors while selling bonds betwe...
Job Swaps 7 October 2013 -
Colorado storms affect RMBS bonds
Severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in nine Colorado counties adjudged by the Federal...
News Round-up 3 October 2013 -
Software firm buys ILS market access
SS&C Technologies Holdings has bought Prime Management Limited, a fund administrator and ser...
Job Swaps 3 October 2013 -
Capital markets group strengthens in ILS
Willis Capital Markets & Advisory has appointed Brad Livingston as ILS vp. He will be based...
Job Swaps 2 October 2013 -
ILS trader follows former boss
Justin Hull has joined Aspen Capital Markets as a portfolio manager in New York. He was previously a...
Job Swaps 1 October 2013 -
Arrival to boost ILS expansion
Neil Strong has joined Securis Investment Partners in London as head of business development. He wil...
Job Swaps 30 September 2013 -
Diversification play
Cat bond-lites, new exposures gain traction
Catastrophe bond-lite structures appear to be gaining traction as a way of reducing transaction cost...
News Analysis 18 September 2013