alternative risk transfer

Making the news today is another large and interesting reinsurance transaction involving Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. which sees the firm taking on variable annuity risks and as a result assume some exposure to mortality and longevity risks. In a reinsurance deal worth $2.2 billion, Berkshire Hathaway will reinsure the risks associated with $4 billion of […]

The primary catastrophe bond issuance market remains quiet, which is a little unusual for the time of year, but private cat bond Skyline Re has closed, upsized and achieved attractive pricing. As always, you can read every market news story and article on the Artemis news blog, subscribe to our weekly email newsletter update and […]

The last seven days saw one of the biggest news stories of the reinsurance-linked investment markets relatively short history as 25% of ILS investment manager Nephila Capital was sold to private equity firm KKR. As always, you can read every market news story and article on the Artemis news blog, subscribe to our weekly email […]

Yet another third-party capital reinsurance vehicle has launched and this along with news of solar weather risks and the sale of Goldman Sachs reinsurance operations were popular stories in the last week. As always, you can read every market news story and article on the Artemis news blog, subscribe to our weekly email newsletter update […]

The year has started with a number of launches of new and renewed third-party capital reinsurance vehicles. We’ve also seen the first new ILS deal begin marketing in the guise of Vitality Re IV Ltd. (Series 2013-1) from Aetna. As always, you can read every market news story and article on the Artemis news blog, subscribe […]

The first week of 2013 is now behind us and there was, as ever at this key juncture for the reinsurance market, a number of important news stories. Start 2013 off the right way by catching up here. As always, you can read every market news story and article on the Artemis news blog, subscribe […]

As a new year begins here at Artemis we’re pleased to report that 2012 has been our busiest year ever. Artemis has been serving these niche reinsurance and risk transfer markets since our launch back in May 1999 making Artemis the longest-serving publication covering catastrophe bonds, insurance-linked securities, alternative reinsurance and risk transfer. Artemis has […]

We hope you all had a good Christmas break and that this last weekly ‘best of’ post of 2012 helps you catch up on any news you may have missed. We’d like to wish you all the best for what looks set to be a busy 2013 for the market! As always, you can read […]

We’d like to take this chance to wish our readers, advertisers, sponsors, friends and partners a very Happy Holidays and all the best for a prosperous and successful 2013. We’ll keep you up to date on any breaking news over the festive period. As always, you can read every market news story and article on […]

The market continues to generate significant interest and buzz and as a result the news flow has been brisk again in the last week. As we head towards the end-of-year holidays we expect this to slow as focus turns to the reinsurance renewals. As always, you can read every market news story and article on […]