insurance link securities

State Regulators Push for ILS Disclosure Members Public

Citing the “significant” increase in the amount of alternative capital being used by the industry, state insurance regulators are proposing new disclosures of insurance-linked (ILS) holdings within insurers’ financial statements with an eye towards expanding the requirements in 2016. Staff from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) approved a

Chris Westfall
insurance

Alaska Taps Schroders With ILS Allocation Members Public

The $29 billion Alaska Retirement Management Board (ARMB) hired Schroder Investment Management North America last month to run a $75 million insurance-linked securities allocation, according to board documents. The documents added that Schroders is ”currently developing an investment vehicle for U.S investors,” although it did not detail if the

Chris Westfall
insurance

Hedge Funder Stahl Says Bermuda Bet is a Safe ILS Play “At the Margins” Members Public

The largest single shareholder of Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) argues that despite consolidation in reinsurance and stalling premiums, insurers will continue to lay off risk by raising capital through insurance-linked securities (ILS). “One day, we hope—we do not know, but we hope—that the insurance-linked securities business is going

Chris Westfall
bermuda