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Re/insurers are increasing their investments in the startup insurtech community and expanding their focus to invest in a broad range of technologies with potential applications to their core businesses, according to the fourth Quarterly InsurTech Briefing from Willis Towers Watson.   1 February 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Institutional asset owners are increasingly confident in allocating to insurance-linked securities (ILS) and would remain invested even after a major hurricane, according to a recent survey of 100 institutional asset allocators.   31 January 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Nephila Holdings is expanding its weather and ESG-driven business with the launch of a new specialty division, Nephila Climate (NCx).   31 January 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
The catastrophe bond market reached a new record in 2017 with a combined total capacity of $10.7 billion, according to a new Aon Securities report.   30 January 2018
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Record losses from the 2017 hurricane season have failed to trigger the rate increases the industry had hoped, with many experts and reports based on analysis of the recent renewals now suggesting that low rates may be here to stay.   29 January 2018
Insurance
Bermuda-based Enstar Group, through its Lloyd’s managing agency StarStone Underwriting, has finalised a reinsurance-to-close transaction with AXIS Managing Agency for Novae's £840 million legacy business portfolio, according to a Jan. 29 press release.   29 January 2018
Insurance
The new international accounting standard for insurance contracts from 2021, IFRS 17, could temporarily increase the cost of capital for European insurers, Fitch Ratings said in a Jan. 26 note.   29 January 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
The fourth quarter of 2017 saw considerable loss activity across all insurance-linked securities (ILS) investments with a preliminary estimate of $630 million in cat bond principal losses including hurricane, earthquake, and wildfire activity, according to a Willis Towers Watson Securities report.   29 January 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Risk management provider Artex has launched a new office in Singapore to oversee the growth and development of its Asia Pacific captive and risk solutions strategy.   29 January 2018
Insurance
QBE Business Insurance has appointed Maths Stanser as market manager for the Nordics to drive growth in the region.   29 January 2018

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