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Hudson Structured Capital Management has invested $20.1mn in a run-off transaction linked to workers’ compensation liabilities, the fund manager announced
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Oppenheimer's Master Event-Linked Bond Fund reported a 1.76 percent gain over the six months to 31 March 2017, compared to a 1.83 percent gain on the Swiss Re cat bond return index over the same period.
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The percentage of European pension plans with an ILS allocation has increased from one percent to two percent in the past year, according to Mercer’s latest European Asset Allocation Survey.
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RenaissanceRe has raised $45mn from a private Fibonacci Re 2017-1 cat bond, according to a listing on the Bermuda Stock Exchange
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AlphaCat has hired Bernard Van der Stichele as portfolio manager, reporting to CEO Lixin Zeng
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Average ILS fund returns came to 0.15 percent in April, down significantly year-on-year, as US storm losses during the month had a "slight impact" on some funds.
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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) pension fund lifted its insurance allocation significantly during 2016 to reach £1bn ($1.23bn) by year-end.
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A Trading Risk study of reinsurance cessions from the state's 10 largest residential insurers showed Nephila Capital's scaled back participation in the Florida reinsurance renewals last year
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The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s MetroCat Re 2017-1 cat bond has settled on target at $125mn, according to Trading Risk sources
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The newly established City National Rochdale Select Strategies fund is now expecting to invest 80 percent of its assets via Iris Re, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission listing.
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The ILS sector is continuing to attract new investors with recent cat bond fund launches from two asset managers, Trading Risk revealed last week.
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Markel Catco is launching a capital raise in order to invest further funds in the mid-year reinsurance renewals, according to a London Stock Exchange announcement
