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Notes from innovative Generali ILS listed on BSX

The notes relating to the €225 million innovative insurance-linked security issued by Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali have been listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).   23 December 2016

ILS

Goodbye 2016, hello 2017—year-end analysis and predictions

As we approach the end of the year, Bermuda:Re+ILS asked senior re/insurance executives in Bermuda to review the most significant industry events of 2016 and offer their predictions for what 2017 will hold for the Bermuda market.   23 December 2016

ILS

RenRe announces senior management reshuffle

Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe has announced a string of changes to its senior management which will be implemented in 2017.   14 December 2016

ILS

Hiscox Bermuda CEO steps down; successor named

Specialist global insurer Hiscox has hired Michael Krefta as CEO of Bermuda-based reinsurer Hiscox Re and ILS and Hiscox Bermuda, replacing Jeremy Pinchin, effective August 1, 2017.   2 December 2016

ILS

UK gov publishes ILS draft regulation that will allow London to compete with Bermuda

The UK government is working on the regulatory framework for the trading of insurance-linked securities (ILS) in the UK which would allow London to compete with reinsurance hubs like Bermuda.   24 November 2016

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Bermuda Convergence 2016 enjoys record attendance

A record 340 attendees from 13 different countries attended Bermuda Convergence 2016 – a networking event covering the alternative reinsurance, ILS and collateralised reinsurance landscape.   16 November 2016

ILS

Shaping Bermuda’s future: Part II

In the October issue of Bermuda:Re+ILS, we recognised and celebrated the efforts of 25 executives within reinsurers who will play an important role in determining Bermuda’s future direction and success as a risk transfer hub. Here, we profile a selection of individuals from the ILS/funds industry and service providers who will play an equally important role.   15 November 2016

ILS

A tipping point for reinsurers

With continued development and expansion of the ILS market, there will be no shortage of topics of interest during this year’s ILS Bermuda Convergence event, Kathleen Faries, ILS Bermuda deputy chair and head of Bermuda, Tokio Millennium Re, tells Bermuda:Re+ILS.   15 November 2016

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Exploiting the winds of change

Despite the many challenges facing the reinsurance industry, Bermuda is well positioned to maintain and build on its role as the global risk transfer hub of choice, Brad Kading, president of the ABIR, tells Bermuda:Re+ILS.   15 November 2016

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The convergence market: two decades in the making

After two decades of maturation, the convergence between the insurance and capital markets continues to compete with, and also complement, traditional reinsurance in facilitating risk transfer from insurers and holders of peak exposures, says Asha Attoh-Okine, managing senior financial analyst at AM Best.   15 November 2016

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