Markel Corp. announced it is winding down Lodgepine Capital Management Ltd., its retrocessional insurance linked securities (ILS) fund manager, based...
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Investors in insurance-linked securities are leaning toward structured catastrophe bonds rather than broader ILS instruments to steer away from unexpected...
Markel Corp. and Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM) announced the terms of a buy-out transaction that provides an accelerated...
Catastrophe bonds broke a record during the first half of the year with about $8.5 billion of new securities issued,...
Lockton Re, the global reinsurance business of the world’s largest privately held independent insurance broker, announced a first-of-its-kind, digital capability...
This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at three brokers: Miller, Lockton Re and McGill and Partners. A...
Catastrophe bonds are being hailed as the next frontier for socially responsible investing. Such debt, which insures against natural disasters...
The Danish Red Cross is offering the world’s first catastrophe bond for volcanic eruptions, which is designed to improve the...
Approximately $11 billion of property catastrophe bond limit was placed in 2020, the highest on record, according to a new...
Lloyd’s announced it has received regulatory approval to set up a new multi-insurance special purpose vehicle, which aims to attract...