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Leading Swiss cat bond investment manager Clariden Leu has closed its flagship cat bond fund to new investments, as capital inflow outsripped cat bond issuance in the first half of the year.
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The first day of trading for Bermudian-headquartered (re)insurer Catlin’s listed Long Bay Re sidecar has been delayed to 4 June.
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Diversifying perils may not be the key to a happier, healthier ILS market, according to investors, amid a surprising amount of debate within the investor community on the importance of diversifying the risk ceded into the capital markets.
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The introduction of the Solvency II regulatory regime will open the longevity swaps market in Europe, according to a panel of industry participants at the second Insurance-Linked Securities Summit in London this week.
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Lobbyists for financial firms are attempting to water down language in the Volcker proposal, which would ban proprietary trading at US banks.
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Mercer's multi-manager funds are partnering with Credit Suisse to offer an ILS investment strategy as part of an Australian-domiciled unit trust for wholesale investors.
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Convergence rainmakers focused on new growth areas at the 2010 SIFMA conference last month...
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Heavy Q1 losses and dwindling reserves have spooked insurers over capital adequacy. Investors consider buying hybrid debt...
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Swiss Re has priced three of the original four tranches of its latest Successor cat bond, offering the reinsurer $120mn of multi peril cover over three years at less than original price guidance, Trading Risk can reveal.
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Bermudian ILS investment manager Nephila Capital sourced investment totalling $340mn from UK pension funds in the second half of 2009.
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Securis Investment Partners has agreed that JP Morgan will market its flagship Securis 1 fund.
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UK regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) delivered a stern warning to the life settlements market about mis-selling risks to retail investors, while the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) has called for a ban on life settlement securitisation - raising concerns about the industry's growth and development.
