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First trade in eastern hurricane futures

The first eastern seaboard wind futures contract has traded on the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE), a year after the product was first launched by IFEX…Read more

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County-based hurricane index launched

Risk assessor Verisk Analytics has launched a new catastrophe index for US hurricane risk to provide a more tailored view of insured loss estimates…Read more

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RenRe parks Timicuan sidecar for 2010

Bermudian reinsurer RenaissanceRe has not renewed its $60mn Timicuan Florida wind sidecar vehicle for 2010, a move which contributed to a $70.4mn year-on-year drop in Q2 catastrophe premium income for the firm…Read more

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Swiss Re provides first parametric cover for US state fund

Reinsurer Swiss Re has signed a three-year deal providing the Alabama State Insurance Fund with hurricane cover, in the first US state government reinsurance contract to use parametric triggers…Read more

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Cat bonds avoid Dodd-Frank ratings change

Catastrophe bonds should escape the uncertainty about using credit ratings in offer documents as ratings agencies face up to financial reforms included in the Dodd-Frank bill signed into US law last week…Read more

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Low end marine ILWs pulled from market in Deepwater aftermath

Buyers of lower trigger level marine industry loss warranties (ILWs) are struggling to find affordable cover as sellers effectively take the contracts off the counter in the wake of Deepwater Horizon, Trading Risk can reveal…Read more

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Storm forecasts eased after slow start to hurricane season

Ratings upgraded on Vega Capital cat bonds

Cat bond pricing rebounds

Trading views

For a while now, the use of the words "indemnity" and "cat bond" in the same sentence has been met with a curling of the lip and a reflexive recoil from a contingent of cat fund investors… Read more

Pestcoe promoted at PartnerRe

Britton joins Horseshoe

Shah heads up longevity for Scor

The Trading Floor: Brian Tobben

Reinsurer PartnerRe leverages its catastrophe and life underwriting expertise as an active ILS investor. Brian Tobben, head of PartnerRe's ILS unit, discusses his view of the convergence markets… Read more