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Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance, the property and casualty subsidiary of Tokio Marine, has issued a $245 million Bermuda-based bond for Japanese earthquake risk. 18 March 2014
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Despite indications that TRIPRA will be renewed, a recent report by S&P has raised suggestions that it may yet expire and that US insurers should at the very least expect it to change form at the next renewal. 18 March 2014
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JLT Towers Re, which was formed following JLT Re’s acquisition of Towers Watson Re’s global operations, has launched an expanded Bermuda platform as it looks to develop deeper ties with Bermuda carriers. 18 March 2014
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Beta-seeking fixed income managers and mutual funds are driving pricing dynamics at the margins within the cat bond market, despite the deepening role of pension funds within the ILS space. 18 March 2014
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Insurance investment manager, CATCo has launched Aquilo, a fund that will be the firm’s first pursuing a traditional reinsurance investment strategy. 17 March 2014
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Speaking on US cable television station CNBC, Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has said that the company has “almost eliminated” its US catastrophe insurance business. 17 March 2014
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Kalista Global is set to launch a cyber terrorism pricing product that will help the industry move away from an “esoteric” view of risk and towards an accurate and informed view of cyber exposure. 14 March 2014
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Bermuda welcomed six new insurance entities in February, with hedge fund-backed players Hyaline Re and Swan Re attracting considerable interest. 13 March 2014
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Rating agency AM Best affirms the A- (Excellent) financial strength rating of Hamilton-based, XL Life, commending the firm’s capitalisation and its profitability in recent years, following past volatility. 13 March 2014
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Research by PwC has found that investors in the convergence space are pursuing long-term diversification strategies, not simply reacting to reduced yields elsewhere. 13 March 2014
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