The world’s largest institutional investors are increasingly vocal about the need to accelerate efforts to tackle the climate crisis, with many of the same group […]
READ MOREBermuda has been awarded reciprocal jurisdiction status by the United States’ National Association of Insurance Commissioners. As a result, Bermuda’s re/insurers will be eligible for […]
READ MOREIn a wide-ranging discussion at the S&P Global Ratings 2019 Bermuda Reinsurance Conference yesterday American International Group (AIG) CEO Brian Duperreault explained that recent catastrophe […]
READ MOREAt the recent Bermuda Convergence 2019 event, 12 Bermuda College students and two professors were afforded complimentary attendance at the largest global gathering covering the alternative risk and Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) […]
READ MOREOn October 9-11, more than 400 attendees from 15 different countries arrived at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club for Bermuda Convergence 2019 – a networking event covering the alternative […]
READ MOREBermuda’s representation on the board of the World Federation of Exchanges has been extended to a second-term. Greg Wojciechowski, president and chief executive officer of […]
READ MOREIt has been a long and sometimes winding history but Bermuda remains at the centre of the transformation of the insurance and reinsurance market, says […]
READ MOREThe Bermuda Stock Exchange has launched an environmental, social and governance initiative that aims to enable sustainable and responsible growth for its member companies and […]
READ MOREPension funds in Switzerland have continued to increase their allocations to insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked investments, with the ILS asset class becoming a […]
READ MOREInsurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond issuance is likely to “materially increase” over the next nine months, according to Jean-Louis Monnier, Head of Retro & […]
READ MOREWith Hurricane Florence making landfall in the Carolinas, Super Typhoon Mangkhut headed for the Philippines, and Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria fresh in our minds, many are asking […]
READ MOREThe outstanding market for catastrophe bonds and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) has grown significantly in 2019 so far, passing $40 billion for the first time […]
READ MOREClimate risk data should be linked to the insurance, reinsurance and risk transfer process through the use of technology and risk models, placing it and […]
READ MOREBermudian-based global financial services provider Apex Group Ltd has signified its commitment to become a leader in the ESG (environmental, social and governance) investment services space. Apex has announced the […]
READ MOREThe completion of Bermuda-based re/insurer Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s latest and largest mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) transaction seen to-date, a $701 million Bellemeade Re 2019-3 Ltd. shows […]
READ MORERegistrations for new insurance and reinsurance vehicles that are related to catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS) use-cases have risen slightly in the first-half […]
READ MOREUnderpinned by innovative catastrophe bond transactions and increased awareness and understanding of sustainable and ethical investing, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space is more than just […]
READ MOREWelcome to Artemis’ fourth ILS executive roundtable in Bermuda, in which our participants discussed a variety of opportunities and challenges that the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities […]
READ MOREILS (Bermuda) Ltd., organisers of Bermuda Convergence 2019, today announced that Kevin O’Donnell, President and CEO of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., will be the event’s industry keynote speaker on Thursday, October […]
READ MOREPoised to reach new heights in the coming months on the back of bumper year’s of catastrophe bond issuance, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is […]
READ MOREBermuda’s international business sector today applauded the decision by European Union to remove the island from its tax blacklist. The EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs […]
READ MOREThe Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), which houses the majority of the world’s outstanding catastrophe bond market as listings on its exchange, is pushing the insurance-linked […]
READ MOREHamilton, Bermuda. May 9, 2019 – The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) has launched an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiative that aims to empower sustainable and responsible growth for its member companies, […]
READ MOREAlternative reinsurance capital’s continued growth through 2018, as well as the slight shrinking of traditional reinsurer capital have been confirmed in a report out today, […]
READ MOREThe Danish Red Cross and International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies are making progress with their first ever catastrophe bond transaction, revealing a […]
READ MORECCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) to finalise […]
READ MOREThe mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) or insurance-linked note market is primed for expansion, as more of the U.S. private mortgage insurers look to leverage the […]
READ MOREInsurance and reinsurance companies are on the “front line of managing the physical risks from climate change” and are now aware that “yesterday’s tail risk […]
READ MOREThe Bermuda reinsurance market is about to take more flood risk off the shoulders of US taxpayers. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is looking […]
READ MOREGreg Wojciechowski, CEO of the BSX The Bermuda Stock Exchange has listed its first London-domiciled catastrophe bond. The listing was sponsored by Estera Securities (Bermuda) […]
READ MOREAlternative reinsurance capital continues to innovate and is an important part of matching capital with risk, and its drive to get closer to the original […]
READ MOREStrong investor inflows in 2017 and 2018 helped the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund market more than compensate for its losses, driving continued growth in the […]
READ MOREILS Bermuda is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathleen Faries as chair of the ILS Bermuda Committee, having served as Deputy Chair since 2015. As part of the […]
READ MORELonger-term investors in insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked assets are expected to remain committed to the sector despite the impact of losses over the […]
READ MOREA cyclical downturn in the amount of alternative capacity deployed into reinsurance markets through insurance-linked securities (ILS) would benefit traditional reinsurers like Swiss Re, the […]
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