Archive: June 2017
ILS News
42% of Florida Citizens renewal is collateralized markets & ILS funds
June 28, 2017A whopping 42% of the limit placed for Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s reinsurance renewal was sourced from collateralized markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund […]
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NFIP reform bills progress, including calls for flood cat bonds
June 28, 2017A number of bills aimed at reforming the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), in order to make it a more sustainable system and to […]
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ILS Bermuda announces Keynote Speaker for Convergence 2017 – Dan Gardner
June 27, 2017ILS (Bermuda) Ltd., organisers of Bermuda Convergence 2017 today announced the event’s first keynote speaker, Dan Gardner – journalist, writer and consultant. Mr. Gardner is well known for his invaluable […]
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June 27, 2017Please check back for updates on our industry keynote
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Dan Gardner
June 27, 2017Well known for his invaluable knowledge of business, finance, politics, international affairs and daily life, Dan lectures around the world on forecasting risk and decision-making. Co-authoring his latest bestseller, ‘Superforecasting: […]
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2017 sets new full-year cat bond record, at $9.14bn of issuance
June 20, 2017It’s official. 2017 has now broken the record for full-year catastrophe bond issuance, with new risk capital issued so far already reaching $9.14 billion, according […]
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ILS can be a socially & environmentally responsible investment: Experts
June 20, 2017The argument for responsible investment (RI) in insurance-linked securities (ILS) can be seen in both society, with the benefits of insurance protection, and environmental benefits, […]
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Open Protocol (OP) Insurance Working Group publishes Template for Insurance Funds
June 20, 2017The Open Protocol (OP) Insurance Working Group has published the final version of the Open Protocol Template and Manual for Insurance Funds, following a public […]
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More pension funds invest in ILS as alternatives allocations rise: Mercer
June 7, 2017European pension funds have been increasing their allocations to alternative investments and this looks to have been benefitting the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, with the […]
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Cat bond issuance reaches $8.15bn in 2017, market hits $29bn record
June 6, 2017The catastrophe bond and insurance-linked security (ILS) market has reached another milestone as of the 1st June 2017, with issuance for the year now at […]
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Bermudian SPI’s recorded solid growth in latest set of BMA statistics
June 6, 2017Data from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) reveals that the total assets of special purpose insurers (SPI’s) licensed in the region increased to roughly $34.34 […]
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Report shows London losing reinsurance share
June 6, 2017London is at risk of losing its global share and importance in reinsurance to places like Bermuda, a new report has warned. “London Matters — […]
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