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The spate of heavy losses in 2017 and 2018, compounded by ‘loss creep’ as some funds struggled to post accurate loss estimates, seems to have made ILS investors pause for thought, with many being much more circumspect as to where to place their money. Bermuda:Re+ILS investigates. 26 February 2019
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In a move sure to catch the attention of the Bermuda insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, the world’s first ever catastrophe bond exclusively covering terrorism risk has been issued in the UK. 26 February 2019
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Specialty re/insurer Brit's total managed ILS capacity has expanded to $440 million for 2019, following the completion of its fifth annual renewal of Bermuda sidecar Versutus 2019 Series. 25 February 2019
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Hiscox Re & ILS, has increased its total assets under management in its insurance-linked securities platform Kiskadee Investment Managers to $1.5 billion, and launched a new fund to allow investors to access primary insurance lines. 25 February 2019
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New Ocean Capital Management, the ILS fund manager of AXA XL, has increased its assets under management (AUM) to just over $1 billion at year-end 2018, following the the share buyout from AXA XL. 21 February 2019
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Against a backdrop of 18 months of above average industry losses, Swiss Re expects investors will likely want to see rates harden in 2019, especially for loss impacted tranches. 20 February 2019
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Brit has increased its commitment to the capital markets through growing various third party capital-backed initiatives in 2018, however the specialty re/insurer had a challenging year from natural catastrophes which ultimately led to a net loss. 15 February 2019
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Only seven of the 33 tracked ILS funds representing the Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index reported a positive return in December, and the average fund was down by 0.97 percent that month. 14 February 2019
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Against a backdrop of trapped capital, issues with Markel CATCo, and two consecutive years of heavy cat losses, there is a period of uncertainty now in the ILS market in 2019, Brad Adderley, partner at Appleby's Bermuda office, told Bermuda Re+ILS. 8 February 2019
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The insurance sector will remain attractive to investors in the first half of 2019, and there are "clear signs of momentum" in how natural catastrophe risk is priced in the equity and ILS markets in the wake of two recent heavy loss years, according to insurance investment manager Twelve Capital. 6 February 2019
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