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Black Kite Re II shows ILS can narrow Asia’s protection gap: Peak Re CEO

Following the successful completion of its second catastrophe bond, the $50 million Black Kite Re Limited (Series 2025-1), Franz-Josef Hahn, CEO of reinsurer Peak Re, told us the issuance showcases the “tremendous potential” that insurance-linked-securities (ILS) solutions can play in narrowing protection gaps across Asia. The Hong Kong headquartered global reinsurer returned

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Calidris Investment Partners launched by Philippe Trahan and Daniel Miller

Calidris Investment Partners has been launched as a Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance opportunities focused investment start-up by former Ontario Teachers’ insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialist Philippe Trahan and former Blackstone insurance transaction specialist Daniel Miller. Trahan and Miller have launched Calidris Investment Partners as Co-CEO’s of the new company and have

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ILS an increasingly viable reinsurance alternative, continued growth expected: Gallagher Securities

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is gaining ground as a viable reinsurance alternative, helped by reduced risk premiums, increased confidence in models, lower transaction costs and still-growing investor interest, leading Gallagher Securities to say it anticipates continued growth of the sector. The broker dealer and investment banking arm of reinsurance

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Cat models fundamental to ILS underwriting and risk management: LGT ILS Partners

As climate risk escalates, insurers and reinsurers are increasingly relying on catastrophe modelling to navigate uncertainty. For insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers, these tools go beyond guidance, they are foundational to underwriting discipline, portfolio construction, and investor capital protection, according to a new report from LGT ILS Partners. In a new

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ILS growth accelerates with surge in new perils: AXA IM’s Divet

As the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continues to expand, the diversification of risk portfolios has never been more crucial, and according to François Divet, Head of ILS at AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), the expanding range of perils within the ILS space could help. In an article, Divet highlighted how

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