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ILS market hits $70 billion

Non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital reached $70 billion at year-end 2015 as net new capital continued to enter the market, according to Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA)...

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African Bank sets up Guardrisk Life cell captive

Africa Bank and Good Bank have set up with cell captive with Guardrisk Life...

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Tokio Solution bags Butch Agnew for ILS role

Tokio Solution Management has appointed Butch Agnew as vice president of insurance-linked securities (ILS) portfolio management...

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Armour beefs up Cobalt

Armour Group Holdings, the Bermuda-based insurance group, has provided a strategic investment to Cobalt Insurance Holdings...

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Vermont proposes changes to captive statute

Legislative changes are being proposed to Vermont’s captive law today...

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Global natural disasters caused a $35 billion loss in 2015

Three hundred separate global natural disasters occurred during 2015, causing a combined loss of $35 billion, according to Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecast report...

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Bermuda licenses 22 new captives in 2015

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) registered 64 new insurers and reinsurers in 2015, only one fewer than in 2014, and its captive registrations defied soft market conditions to achieve growth...

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Redwood Trust addresses FHLB ban

Redwood Trust has assured investors that the captive ban on Federal Home Loan Bank system membership will not affect its ordinary course of business and operations...

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Flood Re names new general counsel

Flood Re has appointed Harriet Boughton as its general counsel...

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Oklahoma licenses 26 captive insurers in 2015

Oklahoma experienced another strong year of growth with 26 new captive insurers being licensed in 2015...

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Cyber incidents rank as major new threat

Businesses are increasingly worried about the impact of disruptive events including cyber incidents, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2016 survey...

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Global reinsurance remains challenging, says A.M. Best

The global reinsurance market remains challenging, although A.M. Best’s global reinsurance composite is still expected to post reasonable results for 2015, according to the rating agency...

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