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Collateralised reinsurer Catco deployed $1.25bn of retrocession capacity in the 1 January renewals through its Master Fund, according to a stock exchange announcement
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Leading ILS fund manager Nephila Capital won a $100mn mandate from an Oregon state pension fund, taking it near the $5bn assets under management mark
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Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has reached $4.4bn insurance-linked assets under management and launched a number of new funds targeting less liquid investments, Trading Risk can reveal
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Leadenhall Capital Partners CEO Luca Albertini says winning a new £200mn life insurance-linked mandate will move the firm up a league in the ILS fund manager world
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Reinsurance buyers are taking more interest in capital market solutions after a fragmented and difficult January renewal season, according to the two largest reinsurance brokers
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Major cat fund manager Clariden Leu has re-opened its flagship Cat Bond Fund to new capital inflows, seven months after closing its doors in May last year in the face of weak ILS issuance.
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Swiss-based alternative investor Twelve Capital has expanded its partnership with Bank Sarasin to sell ILS.
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Hedge fund-backed reinsurer Third Point Re won its targeted A- financial strength rating from rating agency AM Best and was underwriting risks incepting at 1 January 2012.
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Mariah Re investors are awaiting the release of a report from AIR Worldwide today to see whether the modelling agency has changed its mind on classifying an April storm as a "metro event", Trading Risk understands.
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Leading ILS fund manager Nephila Capital has won a $100mn mandate from an Oregon state pension fund, taking it near the $5bn assets under management mark.
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It has been a hard slog fundraising for some of the new ILS fund managers over the past six months, with only a couple managing to attract new capital by year-end.
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Reinsurance investor Catco has attracted at least $375mn from a new fundraising round, the company announced today.
