Life Structures
Academics Praise ILS Market Fundamentals but Raise Some Caution
Feb/02/2010 02:09 PM
Catastrophe bonds
will become more important as reinsurance capital
shrinks, but the market’s “underlying friction”
remains. Life and longevity traders could be in
store for a mortality spike.
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Capital Markets Leader Swiss Re Picks Retro Over Securitization
Jan/19/2010 01:31 PM
Despite being a
capital markets leader, Swiss Re is transferring a
chunk of its life business back into the
reinsurance industry.
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New Life Collateral Program “Rules Out” Cash
Jan/13/2010 06:39 AM
Karson Management
says its new collateral program removes the
investment risk from Triple X deal.
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Goldman Index Lacks Longevity
Dec/29/2009 09:49 AM
The Wall Street
bank walks away from a life settlement
index. Read
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RGA Triple X Loses Ratings
Dec/08/2009 11:15 AM
Another Reg XXX
has its credit rating withdrawn.
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Protective Life’s ILS Ratings Pulled, but Unum Not Scared of its “Shadow”
Nov/23/2009 06:37 AM
Moody’s continued
its rethink of the life securitization market last
week with two distinctly different
results.
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Life Insurers are Being Pushed Towards “Alternative” Capital, Deloitte Says
Nov/18/2009 07:25 AM
Carriers are
being squeezed and they need to monitor the capital
markets for securitization
opportunities.
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Carrier Solvency Becoming a Bigger Life Settlement Risk
Nov/11/2009 11:00 AM
The solvency of
the life insurance industry is perhaps the
least-understood and most-pernicious risk for the
settlement industry, professionals say.
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Moody’s Pulls Ratings on Over $2.5 Billion Genworth Life Structures
Nov/10/2009 09:52 AM
Several of
Genworth Financial’s life securitizations had their
ratings withdrawn last week in what may be the
first of many for the life industry.
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Life Settlement Securitizations Need Warehousing, Liquidity to Flourish
Oct/02/2009 09:40 AM
Market players
say few life settlement securitizations have the
scale to succeed. Read
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Orkney II Becomes Next Reg XXX Structure to Succumb to RMBS
May/13/2009 11:54 AM
The default of a
Regulation XXX structure shows the market for
securitizing premium-term life reserves has some
additional healing before it can return
normalcy. Read
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Moody’s to Issue Life Securitization Methodology
Apr/27/2009 09:57 AM
The report should
refocus the idle sector. Read
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AIG, Danny Pang and Due Diligence
Apr/17/2009 11:32 AM
The troubles of a
high profile investor and the first successful
large securitization both point to the need for
increased due diligence in life
settlements.
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STOLI Puts Settlements on the Rocks
Feb/25/2009 09:46 AM
State regulation
expands while federal watchdogs mull
oversight. Read
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