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The two cat bonds to come to market in July both increased in size significantly during the marketing phase, evincing a strong demand from investors for new ILS issuance. North Carolina’s state
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The reinsurance and risk-linked investments team (RLI) at alternative asset manager Stark Investments is spinning out of the mothership in a management buy-out, led by portfolio managers Tony Rettino
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Convergence pioneer Nephila Capital raised an additional $800mn in the second quarter of this year for its insurance-linked investment funds, evincing a strong demand for non-correlated assets. Nephi
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Former Magnetar Capital portfolio manager Pete Vloedman is launching his own insurance-linked investment vehicle, Anchor Risk Advisors LLC, Trading Risk can reveal. Vloedman left alternative asset ma
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Hannover Re’s European windstorm catastrophe bond, Eurus II, upsized today to EUR150mn, with indicative pricing in the low end of the range at EURIBOR plus 675 basis points. Pricing is expected
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Cat risk appetite showed signs of reappearing from the hedge fund community, as two alternative investment specialists unveiled forays into insurance-linked investments this month. Cartesian Capital
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Nephila Capital has secured a new $35mn investment mandate from specialist fund manager AMP Capital Investors, further widening the audience for trading (re)insurance risk in the mainstream capital m
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Global broker Aon Benfield has suspended its fundraising efforts for Aon’s investment management firm Global Insurance Strategies LLC (GIS), as it concentrates on Benfield-backed cat fund manag
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Forecasting hurricane activity is rarely accurate, and should therefore not be relied on for making investment decisions in the sector, according to analysis from Numis Securities. Numis added that
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Private equity firm Cartesian Capital Group has created a Bermudian Class 3 insurer – Iris Reinsurance Ltd – expected to offer an estimated $100mn in industry loss warranties (ILW) capaci
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Nephila Capital has secured a new $35mn investment mandate from specialist fund manager AMP Capital Investors, further widening the audience for trading (re)insurance risk in the mainstream capital m
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Global broker Aon Benfield has suspended its fundraising efforts for new investment management firm Global Insurance Strategies LLC (GIS), as it concentrates on Benfield-backed cat fund manager Junip
