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Scor Alternative Investments (SAI) aims to fully deploy the $100mn seed capital invested by parent company Scor in its new Atropos ILS fund by year-end, Trading Risk can report.
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Willis is the latest reinsurance broker to woo investors for a new fund, Hendiatris, which will write collateralised reinsurance as well as invest in ILS, Trading Risk can reveal
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Credit Suisse Asset Management took in more than $1bn of new funds over the first half of the year to become one of the leading beneficiaries of investor interest in the ILS market.
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Scor hopes to become a premier ILS fund manager as it begins marketing its new Atropos fund to investors this month - a year after Trading Risk first revealed the French reinsurer's plans to expand into third party funds management.
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(Re)insurance start-up specialist Don Kramer has backed the insurance-linked capital markets in his latest venture and plans to manage institutional capital from October under his ILS Capital Management umbrella, Trading Risk can reveal.
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Italian-listed asset manager Azimut has bought a half-stake in ILS manager Katarsis Capital Advisors and its subsidiary Eskatos Capital Management for EUR7.5mn.
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The BBC pension scheme recently awarded a £76mn ($124mn) mandate to Nephila Capital to invest in insurance-linked risk, joining the growing body of pension funds investing in the sector.
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The BBC Pension Scheme gave a £76mn ($124mn) mandate to Nephila Capital to invest in ILS in the 2010-2011 financial year, according to the fund's annual report.
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Investment manager AQR Capital Management has confirmed that it is setting up a reinsurance investment team led by ex-Magnetar executive Andrew Sterge, as revealed by Trading Risk last month.
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Former Manulife P&C chief Andreas Kusay says he is confident his $300mn retro start-up Aliseo Re will be writing business for January 2012, despite the launch delay.
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(Re)insurer Alterra and private equity partner Stone Point Capital opened up entry to their recently launched New Point IV sidecar to six external investors.
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The ILS asset class has delivered solid double-digit returns to investors over the past two years, but 2011 performance will be marred by catastrophe losses.
