Twelve Securis merger completes, creating one of the largest ILS managers with $8.5bn

Twelve Securis has been established with $8.5 billion of assets under management (AUM) making the newly branded and combined ILS manager one of the largest in the sector, after the merger of Twelve Capital and Securis Investment Partners has now completed. Twelve Capital and Securis Investment Partners had originally announced their intention to merge in July […]

Generali and BPCE to establish €1.9trn asset management joint venture

Generali and BPCE have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a joint venture between their respective asset management operations. With over €1.9 trillion of assets under management (AUM), the combined business would reportedly create a global asset management platform with leading positions and critical scale in both Europe and North America. According […]

ILS: simple, powerful, and accessible for all

“Insurance-linked securities (ILS) offer a good alternative or complement to reinsurance, and nothing complicated,” said Kirill Savrassov, convenor of the ILS Education Programme, lamenting how ILS has often been viewed as a niche product reserved for sophisticated markets or large financial institutions.  “For developing countries ILS instruments such as sovereign parametric catastrophe bonds, are often […]

Why educating the industry about ILS is so important

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) have become a vital part of the reinsurance industry, providing alternative capital for risk transfer, allowing investors to access insurance risks through financial markets, spread catastrophe risks and enhance market capacity.  The key benefits of ILS are clear: greater diversification for investors, reduced reliance on traditional reinsurance and increased capacity to absorb […]

Twelve Capital and Securis to merge, creating founder-led ILS manager with $7.8bn

Breaking news today as established insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment managers Twelve Capital and Securis Investment Partners have announced their intention to merge, with the resulting ILS manager set to be a significant founder-led business with around $7.8 billion in assets under management. Both sets of shareholders are set to remain fully invested in the combined […]

PCRIC names Richard Poulter Chief Risk Officer

Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) has announced the appointment of Richard Poulter as the company’s new Chief Risk Officer, effective July 1, 2024. In his new role, Poulter will be responsible for ensuring executive management where the Board of Directors will have a comprehensive view of how key risks are managed and controlled across […]

Augment Risk launches dedicated insurance-linked securities (ILS) division

Risk capital and reinsurance solutions broker Augment Risk has launched a dedicated insurance-linked securities (ILS) offering, as it looks to break into the market for matching insurance risk with institutional capital. The company has hired Thad Hall to lead this new offering as Partner, Head of ILS Solutions at Augment Risk. Hall was most recently […]

Our Programme was shortlisted for the AXCO’s Global Insurance Awards’24

Phoenix CRetro is delighted to be shortlisted for the Axco Global Insurance Awards in the Best Training Initiative in Global Risk category. Now its 2nd year, the Axco Global Insurance Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements, innovation and collaboration of the insurance ecosystem managing complex global risk. Following a thorough judging process, Phoenix CRetro was shortlisted, […]

Gallagher Securities launches European entity, as broker targets ILS expansion

Targeting an expansion of its insurance-linked securities (ILS) and alternative reinsurance capital activities, reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the launch of a Paris based entity named Gallagher Securities Europe SAS, to grow activities in the region. Gallagher Securities is the capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) arm of Gallagher Re, providing structuring, arrangement and […]

Пройдено курс “The Fundamentals of ILS: online course” від компанії Phoenix CRetro Limited

У квітні 2023 року компанія Phoenix CRetro Limited, курс якої «The Fundamentals of ILS: online course”, був визнаний переможцем за версією Global Insurance Awards 2023, проводила навчання за цим курсом. Єдиним представником українського страхового ринку, який пройшов навчання, успішно склав іспити та отримав відповідні сертифікати, був Директор департаменту перестрахування та андерайтингу спеціальних ризиків СТРАХОВОЇ КОМПАНІЇ […]

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