September 2009/1

Moody's Investors Service is keeping a $67.5mn tranche of the 2008 Nelson Re cat bond from private equity-backed Swiss reinsurer Glacier Re under review for possible downgrade. The agency said that t

Deutsche Bank is developing a highly liquid, highly transparent insurance-linked instrument which would provide mainstream investors with an alternative to cat bonds, Trading Risk understands. The ta

Leading ILS investor Clariden Leu is seeking to use the securitisation power of its Swiss bank franchise to transform insurance risk into much-needed investments for its flagship Cat Bond Fund. The $

The longevity swap market is “poised to grow” to £5-10bn in several years, after the latest £1.9bn transaction between UK insurer RSA and Goldman Sachs took the value of longevity reserve

The influential International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) is producing common standards and guidance relating to the supervision of (re)insurance risk transfer to the capital markets.