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May 2012/1

  • ILS fund partners Montpelier sidecar
    An ILS fund is one of the partners behind Bermudian reinsurer Montpelier Re's growing stable of private sidecars, Trading Risk understands
    11 May 2012
  • Validus profits from sidecar fees
    AlphaCat, the third party funds management division of Bermudian reinsurer Validus, posted a $12.7mn profit for the first quarter as its managed gross premiums rose to $77.4mn for the period.
    11 May 2012
  • ILS market may need change to grow
    While assets under management in the ILS sector are likely to grow significantly the future market might not just be a bigger version of the present, said Nephila managing partner and co-founder Frank Majors.
    11 May 2012
  • Dexion to raise £150mn for listed ILS fund
    Dexion Capital will seek to raise £100mn-£150mn from the IPO of its new London-listed ILS fund DCG Iris, the company told Trading Risk.
    11 May 2012
  • Warm winter catastrophe sparks RenRe weather loss
    RenaissanceRe's weather and energy derivatives trading unit, RenRe Energy Advisors Ltd, posted a second consecutive quarterly loss after a winter that the company's chief underwriting officer Kevin O'Donnell described as "the temperature equivalent of a catastrophe".
    11 May 2012
  • Weak demand flattens US wind ILW pricing
    Industry loss warranty (ILW) trading has been slow in May as the market concentrates on the key US wind-centric June and July renewals.
    11 May 2012
  • $30mn CHI trade takes volumes to record high
    $30mn of hurricane options have traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in the largest single order since 2009, taking the value of deals traded on the exchange this year to $45mn.
    11 May 2012
  • Secondary market weighed down by seasonality
    ILS traders are blaming strong primary issuance levels, seasonality and an increasingly US-wind exposed market for continued declines on the secondary cat bond market ahead of hurricane season.
    11 May 2012
  • Diversifiers trade up as US wind concentration peaks
    The concentration of US wind risk in outstanding cat bond issuance has reached new peaks this year, causing balanced portfolio managers to seek diversifying instruments in the secondary market.
    11 May 2012
  • New vintage bonds trade above-par
    Secondary market demand for 2012 cat bonds has pushed pricing above par as cash-rich traders seek to deploy funds ahead of the wind season.
    11 May 2012
  • US diversifiers close in ahead of hurricane season
    Two massive US wind deals have pushed second quarter cat bond issuance to $1.65bn, already surpassing the first quarter.
    11 May 2012
  • Nephila nudges $6bn AuM mark
    ILS fund manager Nephila Capital has bulked up its assets under management (AuM) by more than $1bn over the past year, shoring up its position at the top of the industry leader-board.
    11 May 2012
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