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The Trading Floor interview: Simon Cloney

19 January 2012

If retro underwriters could name their top three headaches of 2011, Trading Risk is willing to bet the list would include unmodelled losses, ‘cold spot' zones and aggregate covers. Broker Simon Cloney sells products that roll up all three, yet has emerged unscathed from the January renewals to tell Trading Risk the tale… Read more

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The Trading Floor Interview: Mark Gibson

11 November 2011

Mark Gibson from BNP Paribas is a rare breed among the banker/brokers Trading Risk deals with - more inscrutable Zen master than bouncy wheeler dealer. He tells Trading Risk how he's learnt not to try to predict the future for the ILS market and why it needs more diversity… Read more

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The Trading Floor Interview: Trevor Bolt

6 September 2011

Trevor Bolt constructs the retrocession programme that has protected Hannover Re from the brunt of disaster losses this year. He tells Trading Risk why he believes the ILS market is constraining its own growth… Read more

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The Trading Floor Interview: Michael Stahel

14 July 2011

Clariden Leu ILS manager Michael Stahel tells Trading Risk why the alternative market is set to gain a competitive edge against traditional reinsurers - helped along by innovation from asset managers… Read more

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The Trading Floor Interview: Stefano Nicolini

9 June 2011

BMS broker Stefano Nicolini tells Trading Risk how ILWs - derivative instruments triggered by levels of insured industry losses from a catastrophe event - can steer reinsurers through many tight spots, from post-merger headaches to over-indulgence on catastrophe risk… Read more

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The Trading Floor Interview: Steve Schreiber

8 April 2011

Milliman actuary Steve Schreiber has been at the spearhead of many life insurance innovations. He shares his view of the resurgent life securitisation markets and expansion possibilities for longevity with Trading Risk… Read more

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Hurricane chasers: Kiwi fund hunts for yield

4 March 2011

Trading Risk interviews David Rae, head of investment analysis at sovereign wealth fund the New Zealand Superannuation Fund. Rae championed the fund's $300mn allocation to the sector last year. He talks us through his experience and explains why he's prepared to get stuck into the action… Read more

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The Trading Floor Interview: John DeCaro

4 February 2011

Elementum Capital's founding principal John DeCaro calls for more reinsurance discipline in cat bond marketing, and shares his morning routine… Read more

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The Trading Floor Interview: Kathleen Faries

9 December 2010

Tokio Millennium Re plays a vital role in facilitating many insurance-linked capital markets transactions. The firm's senior vice president, Kathleen Faries, tells Trading Risk how she views the convergence market… Read more

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Swimming in the mainstream

7 October 2010

Access to institutional investors is the holy grail for convergence market growth. Investment consultant Mercer has the ear of a large number of influential capital providers, and the firm's Ryan Bisch tells Trading Risk how the mainstream perceives the ILS sector… Read more

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