Cat bond-lites, new exposures gain traction

Catastrophe bond-lite structures appear to be gaining traction as a way of reducing transaction cost...

Twelve Capital has launched an insurance private debt strategy, which aims to provide small and medi...

The Joint Forum has released a consultative report on the longevity risk transfer (LRT) markets. The...

Ben Adolph has joined Leadenhall Capital Partners' underwriting team in London as senior non-life an...

Kane has launched an independent private catastrophe bond platform called Kane SAC Limited. The inau...

ATLANTICLUX Lebensversicherung (ATL) has established a US$100m insurance-linked Sukuk programme dubb...

S&P has raised its rating on Munich Re's Queen Street V Re to double-B minus from single-B p...

S&P has rated US$3.55bn of natural peril catastrophe bonds so far this year, compared to US$...

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

Pipeline Three CMBS remained in the pipeline at the end of last week. The transactions comprised: U...

Ares Management and Alleghany Corporation have announced a new strategic partnership. Under the agre...

Fitch has affirmed and subsequently withdrawn the ratings of Ballantyne Re's class A1 (double-C), B1...

Guy Swayne has joined Nephila Capital as a partner, based in Bermuda. He will focus primarily on ris...

Towers Watson Capital Markets has arranged an inaugural private placement catastrophe bond ̵...

XL Group and Stone Point Capital have formed a new Bermuda-based company to invest in ILS and other...

AK Capital has appointed Michael Glover and Craig Bonder to its structured products team in New York...

AIR Worldwide has appointed Bill Churney as coo. He will take responsibility for all product managem...