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In the wake of challenging renewals in 2018 James Keyes, chairman of the CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund, is expecting further rate decreases in the January 2019 renewals. 21 August 2018
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Frontline Re has created a $350 million catastrophe bond using insurance-linked securities that were structured and placed by Swiss Re Capital Markets. 9 July 2018
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Sponsors and investors showed continued interest in ILS last year, with record-breaking issuance and over $12 billion of new capital brought to market, and the Bermuda Stock Exchange reinforced its position as the ILS listing venue of choice, as BSX president and CEO, and chairman of ILS Bermuda, Greg Wojciechowski explains. 9 July 2018
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Segregated account company Limestone Re has issued $278 million of participating notes to investors in a private placement transaction with Liberty Mutual. 29 June 2018
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Bernina Re, which recently domiciled in Bermuda, has announced that Michael McKnight has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) and chief risk officer. Bernina Re is part of the platform of Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies (CS ILS). 21 June 2018
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Fidelis Insurance Holdings has announced the creation of Socium Re, a new Bermuda-domiciled special purpose insurer designed to provide collateralised capacity support for Fidelis’ reinsurance portfolio. 4 June 2018
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Cat bond issuance in the first quarter of 2018 hit a new record for the quarter, coming in at $3.58 billion, according to Aon Securities in its Insurance-Linked Securities Q1 2018 Update. 27 April 2018
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Cybersecurity is a generational exposure, according to Rick Welsh, CEO of Sciemus, but Bermuda has a chance to lead in dealing with it—and ILS could have a part to play. 12 April 2018
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2017 was a record-breaking year for ILS—and Bermuda again led from the front in terms of being both the domicile of choice for the special purpose vehicles issuing ILS and a hub of innovation for new structures and risks. Bermuda:Re+ILS reports. 11 April 2018
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In an announcement that will be of great interest to Bermuda’s growing insurance-linked securities (ILS) community, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), has said it is exploring the possibility of using an ILS transaction to transfer risk to the capital markets. 5 April 2018
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