The market for funding life insurance reserves is slowly coming back, but investor skittishness coupled with wide credit spreads means any chance of securitizing those assets will be a long
Moody’s is planning to issue its first ratings methodology for life securitization in the next several weeks, said Rodrigo Araya, analyst and senior vice president for the credit ratings
The life settlement industry received two jolts this week that show the positive and negative nature of the industry. Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal reported [http://online.wsj.
Green building practices for residential and commercial properties will have an impact on rebuilding costs after a loss event, but how much remains in question for insurers. Determining that cost
Legislation that would create a state government-backed reinsurance program for natural catastrophes in the Nutmeg State is being tabled for now as the sponsor reviews possible alternatives. The bill
A discussion with Thomas Jordan, the head of the Souther California Earthquake Center at the University of Southern California. Dr. Jordan discusses a recent swarm of earthquakes around the San
The secondary market for catastrophe bonds saw record activity over the last three months as the result of forced selling, but industry observers say levels have returned to normal this
Investors who specialize in insurance-linked securities see little chance for growth in the near future but are hopeful market forces will eventually turn. A key obstacle remains restructuring collateral
Growth in catastrophe bond issuance is expected remain staid for 2009 and it will take at least three years before the market will reach levels of growth seen before the
Proposals to rework the Texas windstorm fund would allow the use of catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities products. Texas lawmakers are looking to free the board of the
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A multi-billion dollar market that allowed life insurers to gain incremental income has all but vanished and market participants don’t expect it back anytime soon. Industry watchers say
