Archive: July 2017
ILS News
WTW Q2 2017 ILS Market Outlook: Barbarians at the Gate
July 31, 2017The book Barbarians at the Gate came out in 1990 describing the $30 billion KKR leveraged buyout (LBO) of RJR Nabisco. The book almost as […]
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South Korean police pension allocates $30m to LGT ILS fund
July 27, 2017According to reports, the Police Mutual Aid Association, a $2 billion pension fund for South Korean police force members, is allocating $30 million to funds […]
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Top 10 ILS managers add $4bn to assets in H1
July 27, 2017The top 10 ILS managers lifted their assets under management (AuM) by 8 percent in the first half of 2017, taking the group’s collective capital […]
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Collateralized reinsurance drives alternative capital growth in Q1: Aon
July 27, 2017With alternative capital deployed across insurance and reinsurance markets having grown by 6% to $86 billion from the end of 2016 to the end of Q1 2017, […]
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ILS funds move up the rankings, future growth potential clear
July 21, 2017Generally, insurance-linked investment fund managers have moved up a ranking of alternative asset managers over the last year, as their assets under management increased propelling […]
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Ross Webber
July 14, 2017Ross joined the BDA as CEO in 2014, having served as an Executive Committee Board Member since inception. Under his tenure, the BDA has achieved business development successes across multi-industry […]
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The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP
July 13, 2017David Burt, Bermuda’s youngest Premier, took office in July 19, 2017 after the island’s general election. He previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2016. Premier Burt has served […]
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ILS terms & conditions “largely converged” with traditional reinsurance: Willis Re
July 13, 2017Insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond investment managers and their end-investors have been working hard to increase their market share in 2017, with pricing becoming […]
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ILS listings on Bermuda BSX up by 16% in H1 2017 to $24.5 billion
July 11, 2017The total number of insurance-linked listings of catastrophe bonds, insurance-linked securities (ILS), reinsurance sidecar notes and insurance linked investments on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) […]
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When investing in ILS, size isn’t everything, says RenRe’s Chris Parry
July 11, 2017When selecting an insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment size isn’t everything, and despite reduced returns in the space those that invest now will be in a […]
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