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Reinsurers face challenge: Blockbuster or Netflix?

The re/insurance market faces a number of key challenges in the near future, including the question of if they want to be the Blockbuster of the market or the Netflix, according to Anthony Rettino founding principal & portfolio manager at Elementum Advisors.   4 October 2018

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Treading the fine line to ILS success

Bermuda has solidified its place as the go-to location for insurance-linked securities in recent years, according to Brad Adderley, corporate partner at offshore law firm Appleby.   26 September 2018

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Cyber: putting the ‘year in the middle’ to good use

Cyber is developing steadily: the ILS market has the potential to solve many of its challenges and Bermuda could sit at the heart of that solution. Tom Johansmeyer of PCS, Verisk Insurance Solutions, takes a look at a neglected period of time for the market.   24 September 2018

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No fear of new ILS hubs: BSX

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) continues to develop its core mission, which is to create and maintain a capital markets stock exchange platform for the benefit of Bermuda, according to Greg Wojciechowski, chief executive of the BSX.   12 September 2018

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Bermuda showed its mettle in 2017

Eleven seasoned executives debated the industry’s response to the 2017 cat losses and how the relationship between ILS and traditional reinsurers continues to mature and evolve, at the annual Bermuda:Re+ILS roundtable in association with Markel Reinsurance held in Monte Carlo this week.   11 September 2018

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Markel to acquire Nephila

Markel Corporation and Bermuda-headquartered Nephila Holdings have entered into a definitive agreement for Markel to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Nephila.   31 August 2018

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CatCo chairman predicts rate decreases in 2019 renewals

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 creates debut cat bond

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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Bermuda ILS - Progress in leaps and bounds

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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Liberty Mutual reinsures via Limestone Re ILS deal

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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