Archive: June 2016
Post-Brexit uncertainty for re/insurance, low correlation highlighted
June 28, 2016As the world digests the ramifications of the UK’s Brexit vote to leave the European Union, the equity analysts are assessing the potential impact to […]
READ MORENo immediate Brexit hit to ILS market, but structural issues to consider
June 24, 2016So, overnight the United Kingdom population has voted in favour of leaving the European Union, in what is to many a surprising result that presents […]
READ MOREILS: Bermuda as the jurisdiction of choice
June 21, 2016Bermuda has overtaken the Cayman Islands as the domicile of choice for insurance-linked securities (ILS), according to the October 2015 Willis Capital Markets & Advisory […]
READ MORECatastrophe bonds a vital part of insurers “financial tapestry” – John Doak
June 9, 2016The Commissioner of the Oklahoma Insurance Department, John Doak, has underlined the important role catastrophe bonds play in the “financial tapestry” of insurers. A view […]
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ILS Bermuda Announces Registration Opens for Convergence 2016 and New Venue
June 6, 2016ILS Bermuda Announces Registration Opens for Convergence 2016 and New Venue Hamilton, Bermuda – Bermuda Convergence 2016 will be held November 9 -10 at the Hamilton Princess,Bermuda, in the newly […]
READ MORECollateralised reinsurance & ILS could hit $160bn by 2020: LGT’s Stahel
June 1, 2016The insurance-linked securities (ILS) and collateralised reinsurance market could more than double in size by 2020, growing from the roughly $70 billion of capacity it […]
READ MOREWorld Bank launches pandemic risk market, backed by cat bonds
June 1, 2016The World Bank has launched the “first-ever insurance market for pandemic risk”, the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF), which is designed to rapidly disburse capital […]
READ MOREHurricane drought? Not so fast. Bermuda-based research says it’s a climatological myth
June 1, 2016BERMUDA — Forgive Bermudians for questioning the existence of a hurricane drought. In 2014, Hurricane Fay lashed the island and its white roofs with 80 […]
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