Secondary trading
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A diverse investor base is among market characteristics seen as important for growth.
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Former retro broker Erik Manning is leading the initiative having joined BMS Re in January.
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Lane Financial said that the cat bond market is suggesting that the early markdowns were an overreaction.
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The framework introduced by the BMA last July allows companies to test new technologies and products on customers in a controlled environment.
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Cat bond prices in the secondary market have begun recovering following a pre-Christmas sell-off, as investors sought to release capital ahead of the renewal, brokers said.
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The insurer is expected to make significant recoveries from its aggregate cat bonds for the second year running.
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The Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index was up by 0.45 percent in August but this figure was below the 13-year average of 0.68 percent.
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ILS premiums steadied after a 9.5 percent drop in the first quarter, according to Lane Financial's benchmark.
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London-based start-up Akinova is developing an electronic trading platform for (re)insurance risk and is planning to start with listing a version of an industry loss warranty (ILWs) called an “AELO” – an Akinova Event Linked Option.
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Prices on aggregate storm-exposed cat bonds are largely holding up after an active start to the storm season, as sources reported increased demand for multi-peril and earthquake diversifiers.
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High volumes of new deals kick-started further activity in the secondary cat bond market and gave yields a small boost in the first quarter, but 2017 ILS returns remain well below last year's levels
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Cat bond spreads rose slightly throughout February but yields remained below levels that prevailed on the ILS market a year ago, according to data from RMS.
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