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ILS managers can differentiate themselves by offering cover for "non-cat catastrophe" risks, according to Aon Benfield's Jonathan Davies.
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Specialty insurer Neon is backing the launch of a new managing general agency (MGA) set up by a group of senior former Aspen Re underwriters, sister publication The Insurance Insider reported this week.
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AmTrust Financial Services has emerged as the latest first-time cat bond sponsor this year as it seeks to raise $100mn from Fortius Re II, according to Trading Risk sources.
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The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has raised the target size of its first pandemic cat bond from $100mn to potentially as high as $400mn, according to Trading Risk sources.
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The support provided by London ILS manager Leadenhall Capital Partners to life insurance start-up Gryphon Group Holdings is connected to an embedded value (EV) transaction, Trading Risk understands.
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Leadenhall Capital Partners is a key investor in start-up Gryphon Group Holdings, which plans to take a technology-focused approach to delivering life insurance products.
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A significant drop in social and healthcare spending in the UK is now thought to be the cause of a slowdown in mortality improvement, which has led the longevity swap market to stall.
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Scor has appointed Wolfgang Murmann to the new role of head of longevity for Europe (excluding the UK), the Middle East and Africa, the company confirmed today
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Greenlight Capital Re has announced that former SAC Re chief executive Simon Burton will replace Leonard Goldberg, who has been acting as CEO on an interim basis
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The centrality of risk transfer to disaster resilience strategies emerged as a key theme at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun, Mexico last week
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Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company increased its reinsurance spending by 3.7 percent to $155.5mn for the 2017-18 year, as it obtained 10 percent more limit
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Florida-based insurer Homeowners Choice has secured $968mn of first-event catastrophe reinsurance cover for 2017-18, slightly less than last year’s limit of $972mn, as it obtained better terms
