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» Monte Carlo Reinsurance Rendezvous 2018
All of our pre, during and post- Monte Carlo Rendezvous 2018 coverage, featuring the latest outlook for the reinsurance market, commentary from key decision makers in the industry and our thoughts, as the reinsurance and ILS market looks towards the next key renewal season in January.

» Q2 2018 Cat Bond Market Report - Sponsors and investors show commitment to ILS
Q2 2018 saw $5.151 billion of new risk capital brought to market from 26 deals, as sponsors and investors showed their commitment to the market in a bumper second-quarter of issuance.

The outstanding market size at the end of the first-quarter of 2018 hit $35.3 billion, representing market growth of $2.4 billion in this single quarter. Download the report here.

» 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 2018 Atlantic tropical storm and hurricane season is just a month away. Track the season as it develops on our dedicated page; with forecast information, storm by storm updates, tracking maps, satellite imagery and more.

» Nephila Capital to be 100% acquired by Markel

» NOAA lowers 2018 Atlantic hurricane forecast, as El Nino chances rise

» Industry loss from Genoa bridge collapse up to EUR 600m: Analyst

» Cat bonds hit $11bn in 2018, market reaches $36bn outstanding

» Apollo buying Aspen for $2.6bn

» Irma loss creep hits Lloyd’s syndicates & Floridian insurers

» Munich Re using more sidecars, less traditional retro in its de-risking

» AIG using reinsurance as performance lever, program expansion likely

» PG&E secures first wildfire indemnity corporate cat bond at $200m

» Tremor opens programmatic marketplace for reinsurance risk placement

» Great reload was death knell for traditional reinsurance cycle: John Seo
Seo says it would have been different were it not for ILS.

» Don’t kill the Golden Goose: Frank Majors, Nephila Capital
The industry must be realistic when it comes to losses and reloading of capital and work to satisfy the investor base.

» Alternative capital a growth opportunity for Tokio Millennium Re: Kathleen Faries
Faries notes that her company is working hard in integrating ILS activities into its business model.

» ILS innovation alive and well: Shiv Kumar, GC Securities
Shiv Kumar discusses the state of ILS market innovation.

» Tremor: “A new approach to issuing risk” – Interview with CEO Sean Bourgeois
We spoke with the CEO to discuss a mission to create a programmatic marketplace for reinsurance risk placement.