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ILS Bermuda unveils new website as it plans for Bermuda Convergence 2014
Hamilton, Bermuda – ILS (Bermuda) Ltd., the organisers of the Bermuda Convergence 2014 networking event today launched a redesigned website at ilsbermuda.com. […]
READ MOREIs water the new wind?
A conversation with Dr Robert Muir-Wood, Chief Research Officer of RMS about why water is the new wind when it comes to hurricane risk. For […]
Source: InsuranceLinked
Buffett Warning Unheeded as Catastrophe Bond Sales Climb
By Caroline Chen June 16th, 2014 Bond buyers are betting more than ever on the mercy of Mother Nature as they seek to boost yields […]
Source: Bloomberg.com
In its second year, this unique networking event sets itself apart from other industry events, bringing leaders together from the alternative reinsurance, convergence and insurance linked securities marketplace. Supported by the most respected organisations in the ILS sector, this two-day event seeks to attract investors and industry participants to Bermuda, the leading jurisdiction for ILS.
exclusive event
Hosted at PIER 6 on Front St, this invitation-only event is distinctively different from other industry events, providing a unique platform for networking. Registration opens from July 15 2014.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
This year’s keynote and industry speakers will give valuable insight into the ILS market and frank discussion on the industry’s hottest topics. Speaker announcement to follow shortly.
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Pricing, modelling, transformation structures and RTA providers, as well as other pressing issues within the ILS sector, are to be discussed at ILS Insight next […]
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Jardine Lloyd Thompson Capital Markets, part of JLT Towers Re, has closed a $44 million private placement catastrophe bond.
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Stocks for publicly traded reinsurance companies (including the four large Europeans) performed below the overall market for the first quarter of 2014, according to a […]
READ MOREBermuda Hosts a Unique African Catastrophe Insurer
A new multi-country pool based in Bermuda will insure drought, weather cats and other large-scale risks that have been chronic problems in Africa. Organizers call it a "hybrid mutual" and say it was built to be moved.
Catastrophe (Cat) Bond
A cat bond is a bond with an embedded option.
KPMG in Bermuda: ILS and the impact on traditional markets
In this Podcast, we sit with Jason Carne, Head of ILS, to discuss Insurance Linked Securities and its impact on the traditional market.
Barney Schauble Nephila Capital: Investing in reinsurance and weather risk
Barney Schauble is a managing director of Bermuda based Nephila Capital, a leading investment manager specializing in the reinsurance industry investing in insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps, and weather derivatives.
Investing Book Summary: The Handbook of Insurance-Linked Securities
This is the summary of The Handbook of Insurance-Linked Securities (The Wiley Finance Series) by Pauline Barrieu, Luca Albertinini.
The ABCs Of Rating CAT Bonds
Insurance-linked securities, specifically catastrophe bonds, are receiving more investor attention as an attractive alternative investment. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor's Director Gary Martucci explains what ILS are and how we look at CAT bonds, and gives an outlook on the market.
Details of investment funds, catastrophe bond funds, hedge funds and fund managers who deal in insurance-linked securities, risk-linked securities and catastrophe bonds in Bermuda.
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