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We’ve just published our latest video interview which features executives from independent insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bond and reinsurance investment manager Twelve Capital.

Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., the insurance-linked securities (ILS), reinsurance- and transportation- focused investment manager, is expected to take majority control of windstorm focused primary insurance group Weston Insurance Holdings Corporation, after a recent capital restructuring and increased investment in the carrier.

Throughout the current crisis, the catastrophe bond marketplace has once again shown its resilience and ability to perform differently to the broader capital markets, according to Cory Anger of GC Securities.

HSCM Bermuda Management Company, the insurance and reinsurance investment business entity of asset manager Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., has recapitalised an auto insurer to support the expansion of ride share and sharing economy focused insurtech Buckle.

Cat bond issuance has continued apace in recent weeks, with total catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance for 2020 so far now reaching almost $8.25 billion, according to Artemis’ Deal Directory data.

U.S. primary insurance giant Allstate has reported $350 million of pre-tax losses from natural catastrophe and severe weather events from May 2020, adding to a heavy toll for the start of the aggregate reinsurance contract year for a number of its catastrophe bonds.

We’re delighted to reveal the keynote speakers joining us for our online & virtual ILS Asia 2020 conference this July. The agenda is coming together and we urge you to register soon to take advantage of this opportunity to hear from ILS industry experts.

Apollo Global Management has put its third-party capitalised sidecar vehicle for life and retirement investment opportunities, the Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate (ACRA), to good use in completing a massive $27 billion fixed annuity block reinsurance transaction and investment in a subsidiary of Prudential plc.

Results of joint stress tests conducted by the UK’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) show that collateralised sources of reinsurance capacity, largely from the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, are key when it comes to protecting UK and Bermudian re/insurers.

Our latest video interview is with Niklaus Hilti, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies, who kindly joined us to discuss the current status of the ILS investment space and reinsurance market trends.