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Franklin Templeton unveils UCITS cat bond fund

Franklin Templeton has launched a new UCITS cat bond fund.   18 June 2021

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Cat bond market on track to break issuance record in 2021: Moody’s

The catastrophe bond market is poised to record its highest ever issuance levels in 2021, with nearly $8 billion of issuance having already been recorded, according to a Moody’s sector report on the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market.   10 June 2021

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Miller recruits Peak Capital CEO as head of ILS

Miller, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, has hired a new head of insurance-linked securities (ILS) as it looks to bolster its capital markets expertise.   10 June 2021

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Convergence 2021 to go ahead as a hybrid in-person and virtual event

ILS Bermuda has confirmed it will go ahead with its Convergence 2021 event on October 6, 2021, as an in-person event.   8 June 2021

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Twelve Capital recruits senior advisor for ILS

Twelve Capital has hired Marcel Grandi as senior advisor for insurance-linked securities.   21 May 2021

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WR Berkley poaches AXIS Capital’s head of third party capital

WR Berkley has hired Vincent Myers as vice president of alternative capital.   21 May 2021

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AM Best assigns A rating to Nectaris Re

AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A (excellent) to Nectaris Re, an operating subsidiary of Nectaris Holdings, both of which are domiciled in Bermuda. The rating has a stable outlook.   14 May 2021

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Vantage unveils its inaugural 144A index-triggered cat bond

Vantage Risk has sponsored its first 144A index-triggered catastrophe bond transaction, with the deal being upsized by 50 percent following strong investor demand.   7 May 2021

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Eagle Re issues $498m in ILNs to finance Radian reinsurance cover

Radian Guaranty, the wholly owned subsidiary of Radian Group, has obtained $498 million of fully collateralised excess of loss reinsurance coverage from Eagle Re 2021-1, the newly formed Bermudian special purpose insurer.   23 April 2021

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Allianz appoints new ILS head as Boyd returns to the UK

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has named David Brown as head of its capital solutions unit, its insurance linked securities (ILS) structuring business.   16 April 2021

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