Insurance Linked Securities, Captives Boost Bermuda Insurance Registrations
The number of insurers registered in Bermuda shot up in the second quarter of 2011 as the island made inroads
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Building Codes Failed Turkey: AIR
The failure to adopt and enforce new building codes — in addition to already poor construction in the less developed regions
Hedge Fund’s Flagstone Re Stake Increases
Elliott Management Corp. – the activist hedge fund run by Paul Singer – now owns over 9 percent of the outstanding common
Rising Rates Not Enough to Offset Catastrophes
While primary U.S. property and casualty carriers are reporting favorable pricing trends — especially on commercial lines — pressure on other
Mariah Re’s Slow Trigger March Continues
Losses continued to pile up for the $100 million Mariah Re catastrophe bond, but whether investors can expect to lose
Activist Fund Loads Up on Flagstone Shares
Hedge fund titan Paul Singer has been loading up on shares of Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA over the past two
Terrorism Modeling Possible Using Social Networks: RMS
The frequency of a terrorist strike can be modeled using a combination of social network and “interdependent” statistical analysis, according
Mariah Pushes Cat Bond Monitoring
The announcement Wednesday from Standard & Poor’s that Mariah Re was nearing its attachment point, after a previous reports
CEA Upping Risk Transfer With Focus On Embarcadero
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) plans to transfer $3.283 billion in earthquake risk to the reinsurers and the capital
Reinsurance ROE Risks Capital Markets Support: S&P
A nearly decade inability to offer a return on equity capital will eventually cost the reinsurance industry investor backing, according
Recurvature Key to Katia
Whether Tropical Storm Katia threatens the U.S. as a hurricane will depend on how the storm “recurves” over the
