hedge fund

Good article here by Anthony Hilton from the Evening Standard about the move by Amlin to set up a partnership to invest in traded insurance risk. The fact that Amlin see this as a worthwhile move when they currently do not write catastrophe risk seems like good news for the market. It’s encouraging to see […]

Amlin plc, the leading Lloyd’s insurer, today announces its intention to form a new Investment Management Partnership with John Wells and Luca Albertini. John Wells will become its Chairman and Luca Albertini its Chief Executive. The new venture, which is subject to FSA authorisation, will manage funds focused in traded insurance risk. It is intended […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert today warning investors about the risks of speculating on natural disasters with event-linked securities, such as catastrophe bonds or “cat bonds.” Cat bonds offer high yields but can quickly lose most or all of their value if a triggering event, such as a hurricane, earthquake […]

Euromoney Magazine is reporting that hedge funds suffered almost half the losses (approx. $12 billion) from the three major hurricanes Katrina, Rita & Wilma last year due to their participation in the catastrophe bond market. Will losses of this magnitude make hedge funds more wary of participating in the market or do the benefits still […]