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» How hurricane technology can reduce risk uncertainty
Risk models are an important tool for evaluating risk and responding to impending events, but models are sometimes criticized as lacking transparency and having high uncertainty but they’re not going away. How can we reduce the uncertainty? Here are a few suggestions.

» Can M&A help reinsurance capital to be as low-cost & efficient as ILS?
With merger and acquisition anticipation sweeping reinsurance, with some reinsurers that have not yet announced an M&A deal thought likely to soon, we revist an old topic, comparing re/insurer capital efficiency with ILS players.

» Q4 2014 Catastrophe Bond & ILS Market Report - A busy finish to a record year for ILS
This report reviews the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market at the end of Q4 2014, looking at the new risk capital issued and the composition of the transactions completed during Q4 2014 and providing a short review of the full-years record issuance.

Q4 saw a range of diverse transactions and total issuance reached $2.16 billion. The active quarter helped the full-year 2014 achieve a new record of $8.8 billion. Download the report here.

» Re/insurance & ILS investors to focus on value creation in 2015
Investors in the insurance and reinsurance sector are set to focus on opportunities which demonstrate value creation in 2015, as the market stands on the cusp of real softness and alternative capital continues to grow its share.

» ‘Big enough’ to be relevant in reinsurance keeps getting bigger

» AXIS Capital & PartnerRe to merge in response to structural change in reinsurance

» Can M&A help reinsurance capital to be as low-cost & efficient as ILS?

» IRS to issue regulations on hedge fund reinsurance strategy

» 2 million African farmers insured for weather & catastrophe risks: Swiss Re

» ILS to grow strongly, reinsurers to be increasingly pressured: Credit Suisse

» 2015 Atlantic hurricanes, early forecasts suggest average to below season

» Not everyone is pulling back on U.S. catastrophe reinsurance

» ILS not the enemy of the traditional reinsurance market: Hannover Re

» Interview: Where next for African Risk Capacity, Dr. Simon Young
We spoke with Dr Simon Young to get some additional insight on ARC’s ongoing initiatives and where it could focus next.

» Predictions for 2015: Asha Attoh-Okine, Financial Analyst ILS, A.M. Best
Asha gave us his and A.M. Best’s thoughts on where the catastrophe bond market is headed in 2015.

» Tom Johansmeyer discusses ISO Reinsurance Services 2015
Artemis spoke with Tom Johansmeyer, assistant vice president – Reinsurance Services, ISO on new reinsurance and ILS market initiatives at the organisation.

» Predictions for 2015: Darren Redhead, Kinesis Capital Management
Darren Redhead gave his thoughts on reinsurance-linked asset management, cat bonds and reinsurance for the year ahead.

» Predictions for 2015: Kevin Lee (and colleagues), Moody’s Investors Service
Kevin, assisted by colleagues, provided some thoughts on what we might see in the market as 2015 progresses, with a particular focus on reinsurance buyers.