Financial, actuarial and business consultancy with a specialist focus on pensions, investment and insurance, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP (LCP), has announced the appointment of Murray Blake within its pension de-risking practice.
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Insurance and reinsurance ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has predicted the growth of alternative capital to persist in the global reinsurance sector, citing that reinsurers increasingly view it as a cycle management tool rather than a threat.
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In the latest in our series of interviews with figures from the risk transfer and insurance-linked securities markets, Artemis spoke with Joseph L. Petrelli, President, Demotech, Inc. Although Demotech reviews and follows 420 carriers operating in the U.S., it is known for its key role in the Florida insurance market.
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A lack of manpower and resources for pricing longevity risks in the global reinsurance market is resulting in pinch points at times, making timing especially important for pension funds looking to hedge their longevity exposure, according to Aon Hewitt.
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The flooding caused by severe weather and extreme rainfall which struck coastal regions of southern France on the 3rd and 4th of October is expected to result in an estimated insurance industry loss of €550m to €650m ($625m to $740m).
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Huang & Associates Analytics (HAA), a firm targeting the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market’s growing demand for risk analytics solutions and advisory services, has launched a product named “RAPID”, Risk Aggregation Platform for ILS Decisions.
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The catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has witnessed rapid growth in recent years, aided by the growing acceptance and use of cat bond lite structures, with 2015 already being a record year for private deal issuance.
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Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 11th October 2015, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates.
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The insurance, reinsurance and capital markets risk transfer sector has reached an inflection point in terms of tools, techniques and capital to address climate and disaster risks, now demonstrating the potential to scale-up and expand in scope, according to the United Nations.
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Specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) portfolio manager Chin Liu has been added to the team managing another of Pioneer Investments closed-end fixed income funds, the Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust.
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Nassau Reinsurance, the start-up backed by San Francisco based private equity investor Golden Gate Capital, has again demonstrated its desire to acquire insurance assets linked to long-term capital with the acquisition of Universal American.
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Kiskadee Investment Managers, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked investment strategies unit of Hiscox Re, has made a number of appointments as it builds out its team for the next phase of growth.
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The Maryland State Retirement and Pension System has allocated $100m to one of the funds managed by the largest catastrophe insurance and reinsurance linked investment manager, Nephila Capital.
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MLC Investment Management, a wealth and asset management unit of the National Australia Bank Group, has given a mandate to AlphaCat Managers Ltd. to manage insurance and reinsurance linked ILS investments for it.
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