Following its acquisition of a 30 percent stake in Secquaero Advisors, a specialist ILS investment manager, Schroders will now be extending ILS to its institutional clients. 18 April 2013
Banking union more likely, as the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities publishes its first look at the European financial systems’ vulnerabilities, which include ongoing macroeconomic woes and the fragmentation of the eurozone. 17 April 2013
Third party capital is becoming an increasingly prominent component of the Bermuda landscape, driven by legislative change, active lobbying and the appeal of critical mass. 17 April 2013
The US budget has revived efforts to impose a discriminatory tax on international re/insurers, but its passage remains tied to the ‘grand bargain’ yet to be struck over the economic recovery. 16 April 2013
ACE has established a new $95 million sidecar, Altair Re, which will provide collateralised capacity for its global reinsurance business. 16 April 2013
Addressing the rising role that collateralised capacity is playing in the market, Simon Burton, CEO of S.A.C. Re, warned that there is an increasing disconnect between rates for traditional and collateralised capacity. 15 April 2013
From cell phones to miracle cures, recent advances in modelling have made it possible to prepare for the next major casualty catastrophe, say Matthew Ball and Ed Hochberg of Towers Watson. 12 April 2013
In Ernst & Young Ltd.’s annual review of and outlook for the P&C market, entitled The road ahead, leading figures from the industry discussed key issues challenging the sector. 12 April 2013
Participants in the regulatory panel of Ernst & Young Ltd.’s annual review of the P&C market explored issues concerning Solvency II, its implementation and Bermuda’s position within its framework. 12 April 2013
In the accounting panel of Ernst & Young Ltd.’s annual review of the P&C market, participants examined efforts to create global accounting standards. 12 April 2013
