ILS Bermuda announces BII ‘Career Pathways’ Scholarship and Education Initiatives

ILS (Bermuda) Ltd. (ILS Bermuda), organisers of Bermuda Convergence 2017 today announced a new education initiative that will provide scholarships for five Bermudian students to work towards an Associate in […]

Tore Ellingsen

Topic:  Lottoland Deal: Introduction of a New Risk to the ILS Market – 7-year Review Bringing new diversifying risks to the nat cat dominated ILS market has been a constant topic […]

Norbert Kranz

Topic:  Lottoland Deal: Introduction of a New Risk to the ILS Market – 7-year Review Bringing new diversifying risks to the nat cat dominated ILS market has been a constant […]

Aleksandar Kovacevic

Topic:  Mathematical Modelling versus Real Data and Dynamic Pricing Audeamus Risk presents the latest developments in sourcing the Original Risk from the discipline of the Business Continuity Management and how […]

Potential for post-event capital lock-up as ILS expands: Guy Carpenter

The need for reinsurance solutions for managing capital and earnings is as relevant as ever in today’s rapidly changing industry, but the increased use of […]

Convergence capacity continues to grow, although pace slows: A.M. Best

The amount of convergence capacity in reinsurance, so the capital in insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds, reinsurer sponsored third-party capital vehicles such as sidecars and from […]

Q2 2017 Bermuda ILS Market Report

ILS investors reload, as ILS fund managers find post-event opportunities

Investors in insurance-linked securities (ILS) and collateralised reinsurance investment funds are reloading in order to provide ILS fund managers with the necessary capacity to take […]

Reinsurance Market Report, Results for Half-Year 2017

ILS Bermuda Welcome Reception

KEYNOTE: Dan Gardner

SHORTS: What is a Fair Value?

SHORTS: Gamechangers? Insurtech, Rated Re & Market Uncertainty

PANEL: Run-Off – Investing in a Growing Asset Class

A Welcome from ILS Bermuda

ILS providing “action oriented” pandemic risk protection: Cory Anger, GC Securities

As capital markets investors become increasingly comfortable and understanding of pandemic risk, third-party reinsurance capital is having an influence at the start, during and after […]

John Tobin

Topic:  Navigating Market Uncertainty: A comprehensive review of the short-term fixed income investment market As the economy continues to strengthen and interest rates move higher in the US, it is […]

Mike McGavick announced as Industry Keynote Speaker for Convergence 2017

Hamilton, Bermuda – ILS (Bermuda) Ltd., organisers of Bermuda Convergence 2017 today announced that Mike McGavick, CEO of the XL Group Ltd, will be one of the event’s keynote speakers. […]

ILS to continue expansion despite efficient traditional reinsurance: Moody’s

A recent Moody’s survey reveals that property & casualty (P&C) reinsurance buyers don’t expect to increase their use of alternative capital in 2018 in light […]

Expect ILS sector to be larger post-event: Paul Schultz, Aon Securities

We should expect the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector and its pool of alternative reinsurance capital to be larger post-major catastrophe events, than before it. As […]

Mike McGavick

Mike McGavick serves as CEO of XL Group ltd, which provides insurance and reinsurance risk solutions globally under the XL Catlin brand. Mike is an active participant in the industry’s […]

Alex Korb

Topic:  ILS Valuation: Adopting best practices from the capital markets Consensus valuation has been the cornerstone of independent valuation & price verification best practices across many asset classes in the […]

Luca Tres

Topic: Opportunity for Life Deals in the ILS Space Longevity risk is one of the key challenges our societies and the pension and insurance industries are facing. Difficult to analyse […]

Sofia Ben El Attar

Topic:  Opportunity for Life Deals in the ILS Space Longevity risk is one of the key challenges our societies and the pension and insurance industries are facing. Difficult to analyse and […]

New cat bond record as 12 month issuance hits $13.5bn

Data from the Artemis Deal Directory shows that catastrophe bond issuance over the 12-month period ending August 31st, 2017 reached a new market high of $13.5 billion, […]