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Endurance Specialty has appointed Mark Maritzen as executive vice president and head of commercial property within its US insurance operation.   8 July 2014
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Guy Carpenter is the latest authority to confirm softening in the reinsurance market, as it reported that “market pressures at July 1 renewals continued to drive price decreases across virtually all geographies and lines of business, many in the double digit range.”   8 July 2014
News
US insurer Assurant, a sophisticated and large buyer of catastrophe protection for US risks, has revealed multiple enhancements to its reinsurance programme as it leverages both lower traditional reinsurance rates and the healthy appetite of cat bond investors.   8 July 2014
Insurance
Amlin has increased its interest in Leadenhall Capital Partners (LCP), an investment manager in re/insurance-linked securities, to 75 percent.   7 July 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
The decision by Munich Re to pull the plug on its recent catastrophe bond Queen Street X Re is not indicative of any wider uncertainty in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets with investor demand still robust at the right price.   4 July 2014
Insurance
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has acquired a 26 percent stake in Independent Insurance Brokers (IIB).   3 July 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has completed a $400 million catastrophe bond hedging its exposure to tropical cyclone risks.   3 July 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
More details have emerged of the catastrophe bond that has been issued by the World Bank on behalf of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF).   2 July 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
As Asia-based ILS consultant ILS Advisers launches the first fund-of-funds, Stefan Kräuchi, a partner in the company, explains how this new type of fund is expected to attract a flurry of new investors into the rapidly increasing ILS space.   27 June 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
The catastrophe bond market is rapidly developing to engage a broader universe of participants. Michael Popkin and Rick Miller, managing directors—co-heads of ILS at Jardine Lloyd Thompson Capital Markets discuss the changing dynamic in the sector.   27 June 2014

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