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21 May 2013

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WCMA expands into Asia

Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA) has expanded into Asia with the hire of Michael Guo as managing director and head of Asia…Read more

ILS managers seek private deals amid competition

As ILS spreads fall, some ILS managers are trying to try to lock in private deals to protect themselves from competition by "stepping in front of" syndications, Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA) wrote in a review of first quarter results from the ILS market…Read more

Second Oak Leaf Re renewal comes to market

A new Florida wind deal has come to market with the second renewal of the Oak Leaf Re private cat bond, Trading Risk understands…Read more

Capital markets jostle for growth in Florida renewal

Non-traditional reinsurers are looking to grow their role in Florida this year as local insurers are opening up to the idea of issuing cat bonds, while collateralised reinsurance writers look to grow their business in the state…Read more

Cat fund participation in new ILS issuance falls

Dedicated cat funds are continuing to reduce their participation in new ILS issuance this year, according to statistics obtained by Trading Risk…Read more

Mt Logan Re will join mid-year sidecars

Mt Logan Re plans to deploy capital in the mid-year renewals, the vehicle's CEO Rick Pagnani told Trading Risk…Read more

PGGM stake in ILS moves past EUR1.33bn

Exit offer for frozen capital

Blue Capital deploys 70% of IPO proceeds in Q1

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Alternative market to ease back on growth pedal

Capital market reinsurance capacity could rise by one third over the next three years to provide $57bn of limit by 2016, GC Securities estimated in a recent new Clear Path Analysis ILS market report… Read more

The ABCs of ILS fee cuts: the Alpha vs Beta debate

Niklaus Hilti, ILS manager at Credit Suisse - the second-largest operator in the ILS fund sector - said last year that reinsurers trying to take on the funds management business "all think this is El Dorado"… Read more

ILS market ‘tail’ wags strongly in Q1

The capital markets undoubtedly dampened rate conditions at the 1 April renewals and are also having a "dramatic" influence on expected pricing at the June and July renewals, according to GC Securities' review of first quarter activity in the ILS market… Read more

Icat and Allstate restructures highlight shifting buying patterns

Reinsurance programme restructures from two very different buyers in the lead-up to the key mid-year wind renewal have provided early evidence of an expected increase in participation from alternative providers in the traditional open market for US cat reinsurance… Read more

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Hydra-headed mixed messages

I learned a new word of jargon this week reading about the RMS(one) platform - apparently ecosystems can be technological these days and not just environmental… Read more

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Trading Floor Interview: Paschal Brooks, AlphaCat

Validus is a clear example of how the reinsurance industry is evolving. Paschal Brooks, portfolio manager at AlphaCat, tells Trading Risk why we're about to start having problems defining who's who in this market… Read more

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Trading Risk Sifma Roundtable 2013

This was our inaugural Sifma roundtable, hosted during what turned out to be a bumper conference for the industry with a record level of participants taking over the hotel corridors to debate the growing prominence and power of alternative market capacity… Read more

Trading Risk Monte Carlo Roundtable 2012

Trading Risk Monte Carlo Roundtable 2012

If there was one common talking point at the 2012 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, it was possibly how little there was to talk about - unless you were in convergence… Read more

TR Market Survey

Trading Risk Market Survey 2013

The convergence industry expects another rosy year according to the annual Trading Risk Market Survey, with investor inflows forecast to continue their momentum in 2013… Read more

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Trading Risk Monte Carlo Roundtable 2011

The convergence community definitely had its moment in the sun at the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous this year amid an increasingly cloudy outlook for the reinsurance market… Read more

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