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Montpelier Re's managed funds division Blue Capital reported $19.6mn of net written premiums in the second quarter, up from $2.4mn in the same period last year, according to the company's quarterly results
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New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group has placed its first cat bond, raising $60mn of cover from the privately placed Sullivan Re
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Alternative asset manager Highbridge Capital Management and Bermudian reinsurer Arch Capital are working to set up a partnership that would focus on casualty risk, sister publication The Insurance Insider reported
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Dexion has offered investors in listed insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund DCG Iris the chance to fully redeem their £61.5mn capital.
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Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM) has selected leading ILS fund manager Nephila to act as one of the investment houses that will underpin a new alternatives-focused mutual fund it is launching.
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Nephila Capital is ranked 81st in the global top 100 alternative asset managers of pension fund capital, according to a new survey from Towers Watson.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a provision in the Jobs Act that lifts the ban on advertising for certain private placement offerings.
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Bermudian start-up reinsurer Third Point Re has unveiled plans to float on the New York Stock Exchange, with the proceeds earmarked to drive growth in its underwriting business, the company said late on Monday (15 July).
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Trading Risk's list of investors in the ILS market
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Montpelier Re's listed Blue Capital Global Reinsurance fund has been picked as a favourite by JP Morgan Cazenove analyst Matthew Hose because of the resources provided by its parent company.
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Brokers have increased their grip on cat bond distribution in the past couple of years, according to statistics compiled by Trading Risk
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The spate of new cat bond issuance in June helped boost trading activity on the secondary market as the US hurricane season started.
