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Fermat concludes EUR10mn private debt deal with Gefion
25 July 2017
Fermat Capital Management has invested in a EUR10mn ($11.7mn) private subordinated debt placement by Danish non-life insurer Gefion Insurance… Read more
Changes to London ILS framework welcomed
25 July 2017
ILS market practitioners have welcomed changes made to the final proposals for a UK ILS framework, but noted that further key details on how the rules will be applied are yet to emerge… Read more
Swiss Re covers Bansabadell Vida’s life book for EUR684mn
25 July 2017
Swiss Re has signed up to reinsure Spanish life insurer Bansabadell Vida's individual life risk portfolio for a commission of EUR683.7mn ($797mn)… Read more
Mexican IBRD cat bond prices at lower end of guidance
25 July 2017
All three layers of the Mexican government's latest cat bond have priced at the lowest end of previously reported guidance, as the deal closed at $360mn - making it the largest ILS deal to benefit the country's Fonden natural disaster fund to date… Read more
Everest Re lifts top line as Mt Logan stabilises
25 July 2017
Everest Re reported a 17 percent year-on-year jump in gross written premium during the second quarter, which reached $1.6bn, as its reinsurance top line rose 14 percent with insurance business up 25 percent… Read more
MultiCat Mexico cat bond renewal grows to $360mn
24 July 2017
The Mexican government has increased the target size of its new multi-peril cat bond by $70mn to $360mn as the forecast premium on the deal has fallen below initial expectations, Trading Risk understands… Read more
Top 10 ILS managers add $4bn to assets in H1
24 July 2017
The top 10 ILS managers lifted their assets under management (AuM) by 8 percent in the first half of 2017, taking the group's collective capital base to $56.5bn, according to Trading Risk records… Read more
PGGM adds ILS investment manager
21 July 2017
PGGM has recruited former Scor actuary Youssef Sfaif to join its ILS investment management team… Read more
Bermuda carriers shifting to insurance despite making lower margins
21 July 2017
Bermudian (re)insurers shifting their focus to the insurance markets will benefit from less volatility but will also make less margin, according to recent analysis from Fitch Ratings… Read more
RenRe, Swiss Re remain key parties on FHCF cover
21 July 2017
RenaissanceRe and Swiss Re remained the two biggest carriers on the $1bn reinsurance programme bought by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) in 2017… Read more
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