Insurance-linked securities

• ILS exec moves

  Maria Rapin has joined Nephila Advisors as business development director. In the role, she will focu...

  Job Swaps    4 March 2015

• Reinsurance merger finalised

  RenaissanceRe has completed the acquisition of Platinum Underwriters, making the firm a wholly owned...

  Job Swaps    3 March 2015

• SCI Start the Week - 2 March

  A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days

  Pipeline Many of last week's pipeline additions priced briskly, leaving only a short list of new ad...

  News    2 March 2015

• ILS pro hired

  Securis Investment Partners has hired Stephen Lister to work in its operations team in London. Liste...

  Job Swaps    27 February 2015

• Willis expands to Australia

  John Philipsz, md at Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), has relocated from London to...

  Job Swaps    26 February 2015

• ILS exec hired

  CGSC North America has hired William Ludington as evp for carrier management and alternative markets...

  Job Swaps    24 February 2015

• SCI Start the Week - 23 February

  A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days

  PipelineSeveral new deals have been announced in the wake of the recent conference. Last week there...

  News    23 February 2015

• ILS valuations firm founded

  Former AIG Americas chief risk officer Kevin Huang has founded a firm specialising in risk analysis...

  Job Swaps    17 February 2015

• Entropics fund operational

  SEF Entropics Cat Bond Fund is now open to subscriptions, becoming the first fund specialised in cat...

  Job Swaps    16 February 2015

• SCI Start the Week - 16 February

  A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days

  Pipeline It was an understandably quiet week for the pipeline as market participants attended the a...

  News    16 February 2015

• Longevity swap facility created

  Artex Risk Solutions has partnered with PwC to create a new facility that provides pension funds wit...

  News Round-up    13 February 2015

• Innovative ILS programme launched

  Kane SAC has listed its new ILS note programme on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. The programme has been...

  News Round-up    13 February 2015

• Tokio beefs up

  Tokio Solution Management has added Susan Lane as svp and head of business development and client se...

  Job Swaps    10 February 2015

• SCI Start the Week - 9 February

  A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days

  PipelineA variety of deals joined the pipeline last week, with proposed issuance from the US, UK, Eu...

  News    9 February 2015

• Cat bond innovation expected

  A flurry of activity in 4Q14 resulted in record 144A P&C catastrophe bond issuance that exce...

  News Round-up    5 February 2015

• 'Banner year' for BSX

  Bermuda has been the domicile of choice for 57% of ILS issued during 2014, according to the Bermuda...

  Job Swaps    30 January 2015

• Reinsurance merger agreed

  AXIS Capital and PartnerRe are set to merge, following unanimous approval by both companies' boards...

  Job Swaps    26 January 2015

• SCI Start the Week - 26 January

  A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days

  Pipeline A number of the deals which joined the pipeline last week then went on to price before the...

  News    26 January 2015

• BMS president promoted

  BMS Capital Advisory has named Andrew Bustillo, president and ceo of BMS Intermediaries, as a princi...

  Job Swaps    21 January 2015

• ILS to maintain momentum

  Following a record-breaking year for ILS issuance in 2014, 2015 is set to reach new heights, accordi...

  News Round-up    20 January 2015

• SCI Start the Week - 19 January

  A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days

  Pipeline Last week saw a greater variety of deals join the pipeline than had done in the week befor...

  News    19 January 2015