Pillar Capital Management, a Bermuda-based insurance asset manager focused on collateralised reinsurance and catastrophe-linked securities, has formed a strategic partnership with Transatlantic Re. 13 December 2012
At a phone conference hosted by the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) on Monday, Brad Kading of the Association for Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers made a strong case for the re/insurance sector. 13 December 2012
Bermuda’s decision to adopt Solvency II equivalence has proved the right one for the island, even as the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) slows the pace of implementation. 13 December 2012
The lack of investment returns being achieved by traditional reinsurers combined with the growing demands of regulatory capital are helping drive the rise of alternative capital in the industry. 13 December 2012
Bermuda-based reinsurance-linked investment manager CATCo Re has established a retrocessional reinsurance loss reserve for losses related to Sandy. 13 December 2012
Bermuda property cat specialist, Montpelier Re has launched a London-based asset management platform offering “innovative catastrophe reinsurance-linked investment products” to investors. 6 December 2012
Ironshore’s professional liability division, IronPro is introducing a Highly Protected Information (HPI) product that will provide IT coverage and specialist assistance to SMEs affected by cyber attacks. 6 December 2012
US hurricane events remain the cat world’s number one bogeyman. But what would be the implications of the next big event, and what has changed post-Katrina? 2 November 2012
Standard & Poor’s review of the Bermuda market in 2011 and 2010 finds last year to have been a difficult 12 months for the industry. Enterprise risk management (ERM) has helped the industry ride out the storm. 2 November 2012
A significant earthquake in California is overdue, according to seismologists. When the ground shakes, what could it mean for the reinsurance industry? 2 November 2012
