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HDI’s Vigier: France has a long journey to being a captive-friendly domicile

David Vigier, chief commercial officer and head of captives strategy at HDI, told The Insurer TV that France’s regulatory overhaul in 2023 to become a captive-friendly domicile took years of lobbying from the risk management community.

It is my belief that we are at the beginning of a global parametric insurance revolution. Parametric is the lead violin in a symphony of risk transfer

Bradley Meier, CEO of NormanMax Syndicate 3939

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Aon Securities’ Pennay: Hurricanes Milton and Helene further validate ILS market

Institutional investors remain cautious on cyber cat bonds

Aon’s Pennay: Cat bond market expansion set to continue in Q4

CatX’s Altier: “Insurance is this quirky, interesting thing that no one really pays attention to”

Like many in the industry, The Insurer TV’s latest young meteor never intended to work in insurance. Initially a consultant at Baringa, Benedict Altier became fascinated with the sector, ultimately deciding to found CatX.

Cyber reinsurance market shifts focus as resilience grows and cat bonds surge

Moody’s Brookes: Improved cyber and secondary perils data creating ILS opportunities

Axis’ Freeman: Cyber no different from any other risk, everything correlates in the tail

Aon’s Schultz: Cyber ILS poised for growth in wake of CrowdStrike outage

Twelve Capital’s Ramseier: Size matters more than ever in the ILS market

K2’s Rich: Cat bond pricing softer on new issuance, for now

Lloyd’s CFO: London Bridge 2 capacity to surpass £1.5bn in 2024

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Lloyd’s CFO: London Bridge 2 capacity to surpass £1.5bn in 2024

Lloyd’s CFO Burkhard Keese and special advisor to Lloyd’s and ILS specialist Des Potter have provided a bullish outlook for London Bridge 2 PCC Limited, with expectations that the amount of capacity put to work in the pioneering transformer vehicle will at least double over 2024.

Thu 25 Jan 2024

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Gallagher Securities’ Dubinsky: Investor interest remains high for cat bonds, possible rebound for collateralised re

The ILS market is expected to remain stable in the first quarter 2024, with investors continuing to favour cat bonds over other instruments, although there are signs of a potential bounce back for collateralised reinsurance, according to Gallagher Securities managing director and CEO Bill Dubinsky.

Thu 18 Jan 2024

Twelve’s Morris: Cyber to become bigger part of cat bond market

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Twelve’s Morris: Cyber to become bigger part of cat bond market

Capital market support for cyber risks is set to grow following the emergence of the first cyber cat bonds, with Twelve Capital’s head of ILS analytics Rhodri Morris predicting the class will become a more significant part of the cat bond market in the future.

Fri 22 Dec 2023

Axis’ Freeman: Cyber cat bond will “accelerate” market, paving the way for more transactions

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Axis’ Freeman: Cyber cat bond will “accelerate” market, paving the way for more transactions

Axis’ Kyle Freeman hopes the company’s world-first 144A cyber cat bond – a $75mn Long Walk Re transaction – will be used as a template by its peers and “help accelerate the build-out of this cyber cat bond market”.

Wed 13 Dec 2023

Hiscox Re’s Wilken: Reinsurers must continue to rein in peril scope and maintain discipline

Insurer TV Panel: Non-cat ILS has potential to be several billion dollar opportunity

Aon’s Schultz: ILS has “broken through the ceiling” on cyber, but growth will be curtailed

Aon’s Schultz: Cat bond issuance to reach record high of $15bn in 2023

Leadenhall Capital’s Albertini: ILS market relishing “perfect” growth conditions

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