ILS Bermuda

ILS Bermuda, an organisation that promotes Bermudian economic development through growth of the reinsurance convergence and insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector on the island, has named two industry leaders to key roles, as its leadership adjusts.

As AXA XL continues to support and develop the Ocean Risk Index, Andrew MacFarlane, Managing Director and Head of Pricing & Analytics for London & Bermuda, Reinsurance, explores the thinking behind the initiative and more specifically its use as a risk transfer tool, including the potential for a catastrophe bond type structure linked to resilience […]

AXA XL, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance unit of the AXA Group, continues to work on initiatives related to climate risk and our oceans, with one area of work being pursued an Ocean Risk Index that could be used for risk transfer.

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) are integral to the business of insurance and reinsurance and an ideal solution for bringing capital to the big problems facing society, according to RenaissanceRe CEO Kevin O’Donnell.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market plays an increasingly important role in supporting global insurance and reinsurance protection, while at the same time the convergence of ILS with traditional market structures continues apace.

The date has now been set for the 2016 running of the Bermuda Convergence 2016 networking event, with the ILS Bermuda steering committee announcing that this year will see the event held in Hamilton, Bermuda on November 9th and 10th.

ILS Bermuda Ltd. has announced that the date has been set for its 2015 event to promote Bermuda’s economic development as a centre of excellence for activities in the reinsurance convergence and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market.

The date has been set for a 2014 event to promote Bermuda’s economic development as a centre of excellence for activities in the reinsurance convergence and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market by the ILS Bermuda committee.

ILS Bermuda, an organisation which brings together a number of key players based in, or with interests in, Bermuda and activities in the reinsurance convergence and insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, is planning its second event, Convergence 2014.

A number of organisations based in, or with interests in, Bermuda have joined forces to promote the continued growth of Bermuda as a centre of excellence for the convergence of the reinsurance and capital markets under the banner of insurance-linked securities (ILS). The new member group is called ILS Bermuda and it aims to bring […]