risk trading

Akinova, a company that has created a platform for the transfer and trading of insurance and reinsurance risks, has become the first to receive an Insurance Marketplace Provider licence in Bermuda.

Akinova, the start-up that aims to create a platform or marketplace for the transfer and trading of insurance and reinsurance risks, is adopting a focus on clearing trades, signing up Ian Axe to its advisory team, a former Group CEO of LCH.Clearnet.

Tullett Prebon has successfully completed another issuance through its Insurance Linked Notes (ILN) platform, with a $10 million U.S. wind industry loss instrument arranged, securitised and issued to investors.

The Tullett Prebon operated Insurance Linked Notes (ILN) platform has successfully completed its second issuance and settlement of catastrophe risk linked notes, with a $7 million Turkish earthquake exposed industry loss deal transacted with capital market investors.

Following the first successful catastrophe risk transaction to use the Tullett Prebon owned Insurance Linked Notes (ILN) platform, $10 million of insurance-linked securities (ILS) have now been listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).

The Tullett Prebon owned Insurance Linked Notes (ILN) platform has successfully completed its first issuance and settlement of catastrophe risk linked notes, in a transaction involving at least one ILS fund manager in LGT ILS Partners.

Akinova, the start-up aiming to launch a platform or marketplace for the transfer and trading of insurance and reinsurance risks, has donated some of its data assets related to ILS to global standards-setting body ACORD.

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has authorised the first licence for its insurance regulatory sandbox, giving it to Akinova, the start-up aiming to launch a marketplace for the transfer and trading of insurance or reinsurance risks.

Rob Procter, the co-founder of Securis Investment Partners, the independent London-headquartered insurance and reinsurance linked investment manager, has been assigned to the advisory board of Akinova, having also made an investment in the start-up.

AkinovA, one of the insurtech start-ups targeting provision of a marketplace for digital trading of reinsurance risk, has selected Aquis Technologies to provide it with necessary matching engine and compliance related software.