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The number of unrated cat bonds has increased sharply in 2013 as sponsors forego the expense of seeking a rating
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ILS fund managers have perhaps never faced a more challenging time to keep their capital inflows in pace with investment opportunities, despite making significant inroads into the property catastrophe reinsurance market and with ILS issuance on track for a bumper year
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The London-listed Blue Capital Global Reinsurance Fund has deployed $144.7mn through the Blue Water Master Fund, equivalent to 97 percent of its net proceeds.
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The top 10 specialist ILS managers lifted their combined assets under management by 13 percent over the past half-year and now control just over $31bn, according to a new survey by Trading Risk.
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LGT Capital Management's insurance-linked strategies team won three mandates worth $400mn from large European pension funds over the first half of the year, taking its total assets under management past the $3bn mark.
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JP Morgan Cazenove analyst Matthew Hose has given Montpelier Re's listed Blue Capital Global Reinsurance fund an overweight recommendation.
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Start-up ILS fund manager Stone Ridge Asset Management has built its net assets up to $695mn and invested a significant sum in Swiss Re's Sector Re sidecar, according to a half-year report filed this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission
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Private equity firm Stone Point and legacy insurer Enstar are set to buy global specialty insurer Torus in a cash-and-shares deal worth $692mn
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Several specialist ILS fund managers are rationing entry to their funds as they absorb significant growth, Trading Risk has discovered from a survey of the industry's top 10 managers.
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The West Virginia Investment Management Board has invested $40mn in Elementum's NatCat Offshore Fund, according to the pension fund's May financial statements.
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Swiss Re has split its life and health division into two units, one that will oversee the business after it is bound and another that will focus on the product sales.
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Insurance investors believe that third-party capital is in the market to stay, according to a survey by Macquarie analysts
