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Plenum launches European Insurance Bond Fund
Plenum Investments AG, the Zurich based specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond investment manager, has announced the launch of a new UCITS investment strategy focused on the debt issuances of European insurers. The Plenum European Insurance Bond Fund has launched with over EUR 20 million of assets. It is a UCITS fund, offering daily…
Read MoreAustralian NSW floods & storms have billion dollar industry loss potential
The ongoing severe flooding event and storms in the Queensland, New South Wales (NSW) region of Australia has the potential to result in a billion dollar insurance and reinsurance market loss event it seems, as insurers highlight their reinsurance and possible recoveries to be made. Around 18,000 people have been evacuated from the severe flooding…
Read MoreRMS to incorporate climate change into its catastrophe risk models
Catastrophe risk modelling firm RMS is set to incorporate climate change more fully into its main suite of risk models, with climate change models expected for the RMS North Atlantic Hurricane, Europe Inland Flood and Europe Windstorm models by June. It’s an important step, as the insurance and reinsurance focused catastrophe risk modellers have been…
Read MoreArch seeks $665m of reinsurance from Bellemeade Re 2021-1 mortgage ILS
Arch Capital Group, the Bermuda headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance player, is back in the capital markets in search of more mortgage reinsurance protection, with a large, up to $665 million Bellemeade Re 2021-1 Ltd. mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance. The issuance features six tranches of mortgage insurance-linked notes which are being offered to investors…
Read MoreTwelve Capital ILS funds get ESG classification under Article 8, EU SFDR
The commingled insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond funds managed by specialist Twelve Capital have achieved an ESG relevant classification under Article 8 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). As environmental, social and governance (ESG) becomes an increasingly important topic for the ILS fund manager community, Twelve Capital has responded by working to…
Read MoreFirst volcanic eruption cat bond issued for the Danish Red Cross
The very first catastrophe bond covering pure volcanic eruption risk has now been completed, with a $3 million privately placed issuance brought to market by Replexus and Howden Capital Markets and backed by leading cat bond investors for the Danish Red Cross. The catastrophe bond covers the risk of eruption of 10 volcanoes across three…
Read MoreBest of Artemis, week ending 21st March 2021
Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 21st March 2021, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish. Ten most read articles on Artemis.bm,…
Read MoreThe Science Behind The Elevator Algorithm
You press a button and wait. For anyone who has partaken in the delicate dance of pushing ‘up’ or ‘down’ and letting fate decide when that carriage door opens, you’ll understand the mystery of the elevator algorithm. It might seem like elevators have a mind of their own — and well, in many ways, they […]
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Read MoreWhat Will the Post-Pandemic Leader Look Like?
As the economy moves into recovery, your leadership muscles will be taxed in ways they never have been before, says Ed Hess. Here are nine skills you’d better start honing now. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Post-Pandemic Leader Oakland, CA (March 2021) – We’ve just been through a stressful year of […]
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