Investment manager Nephila Capital, through affiliate Ananke Catastrophe Investments, has bought $19 million worth of shares in insurer Universal Insurance. 3 December 2014
The reinsurance fund managed by Montpelier Re subsidiary Blue Capital Management has managed to secure $21.2 million in its latest share placement. 1 December 2014
Bermuda’s burgeoning life reinsurance sector bears testament to the BMA’s efforts to secure a supportive regulatory environment that is compatible with the US and the EU. Bermuda:Re+ILS investigates. 28 November 2014
Pressure from new sources of capital is forcing reinsurers to re-examine their strategies and priorities, especially on peak perils such as Gulf coast property cat, KPMG’s Bill Miller tells Bermuda:Re+ILS. 28 November 2014
Back office systems are built and implemented to facilitate business processes—yet all too often the reverse becomes true. Dmitry Mnushkin explains how to avoid costly, time-consuming yet unnecessary complications around such systems. 28 November 2014
The plethora of new hedge fund-backed reinsurers that continue to be launched will carve out a niche in the industry—but perhaps not at the expense of the big, global reinsurers, argues Taoufik Gharib from Standard & Poor’s Insurance Ratings. 28 November 2014
Bermuda:Re+ILS editorial panellist Charles Cooper, leader of XL Group’s Bermuda reinsurance operations, gives his opinion on the reinsurance industry in Bermuda and the direction it needs to take in the future. 28 November 2014
