Cat Bonds Continue Struggle with Hopes of a Fourth Quarter Rally
The $11 billion catastrophe bond market continues to struggle towards recovery with industry professionals hoping for a late year rebound
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State Lawmakers Move Ahead with Cat Finance Proposal
Despite industry reluctance, the National Association of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) will continue to explore a model law that would create
Reinsurance Mergers, ILS Opportunity
The announcement yesterday that Partner Re was purchasing Paris Re in a $2 billion stock transaction is the latest merger
P/C Insurers Fighting to Keep Fixed-Income “Available for Sale”
Accounting changes could mean major headaches for international insurers. Property-casualty insurers that follow international accounting standards could find themselves
S&P 2009 Insurance Industry Conference: Reserve Releases Could Leave Commercial P/C Carriers Exposed
Commercial property/casualty carriers have been drawing down precious capital from reserve accounts, making them vulnerable to longer-tail claims
S&P Insurance Conference: P/C Reinsurers Tout Discipline, but Concede Pricing Climate is a Cat Challenge
Property/casualty reinsurers need to be more aggressive about pricing climate change into catastrophe cover or they could face large
Orkney II Becomes Next Reg XXX Structure to Succumb to RMBS
The default of a Regulation XXX structure shows the market for securitizing premium-term life reserves has some additional healing
TRIA Rollback Ups Industry Threat Level
The new U.S. federal budget calls for slashing the $100 billion government-provided backstop for terrorism insurance, surprising many
XXX/AXXX Market in Slow Thaw
The market for funding life insurance reserves is slowly coming back, but investor skittishness coupled with wide credit spreads means
Moody’s to Issue Life Securitization Methodology
Moody’s is planning to issue its first ratings methodology for life securitization in the next several weeks, said Rodrigo
AIG, Danny Pang and Due Diligence
The life settlement industry received two jolts this week that show the positive and negative nature of the industry. Earlier
