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Abacus Life looks to expand life risk transfers for re/insurers
Leader in US life settlements broadens remit in bid for growth
Farsight Partners targets up to $250m for life ILS fund
UK firm announced partnership with Twelve Capital this week
ILS manager Twelve Capital expands into life business with Farsight Partners
Farsight is led by former Securis chief underwriter Paul Whiting
More ILS cyber offerings on the way in 2023
CyberAcuView's Mark Camillo heralds more precise contract terms and better data
Beazley unveils landmark cyber cat bond
The $45m bond will be triggered by a major cyber-attack on Beazley clients
US life firms biding their time on fresh debt issues
AM Best says life and annuity insurers are curbing their appetite for long-term debt
ILS cyber market expected to gain traction in 2023
Clearly defined perils will be necessary for success in this sector, says CyberCube
Korean life insurers delay perpetual bond calls
Country's life industry also facing liquidity crunch as policyholders lapse
Don't call in cheap debt, regulator warns insurers
Widening credit spreads means insurers' new issuance is more expensive
Swiss Re lays out criteria for expanding cyber market share
At RVS 2022, Gianfranco Lot said the firm would retain its "underweight" share
Reinsurance capital predicted to drop 8.4% this year
AM Best report blames geopolitical turmoil and market volatility
Eiopa watching for secondary impacts of Russia-Ukraine conflict
Authority confirms minimal direct exposure for EEA insurers
Risk transfer platform secures $15m to fund expansion
Israel-headquartered Vesttoo uses AI in risk-transfer process
Just Group slashes debt costs with first sustainable RT1 bond issue
UK life insurer pioneers "green" contingent convertible debt
Analysis
Gilts crash: a boon out of a crisis for insurers
Another day, another UK financial market crash. But while it has gone wrong for British politics and pension funds, the current crisis may actually benefit insurers in the long run. Ronan McCaughey and Sarfraz Thind report
The path to sustainable cyber insurance
The cyber insurance market is growing rapidly, but demand exceeds current capacity and insurers may lose relevance unless they redefine the risk and improve their modelling. Joshua Geer reports
Ledger Investing aims to crack the casualty ILS code
Led by ex-AIG chief risk officers, Ledger Investing is entering the relative unknown in connecting insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors with casualty risks. Paul Walsh reports
The UK gilts crisis: a worry, not a disaster, for insurers
Plunging sterling and soaring gilt yields are buffeting insurers, but longer-term impacts of the government's disastrous "mini budget" are the real concerns, as Sarfraz Thind reports
Regulators investigate the private equity-insurer love-in
Private equity companies have been acquiring insurers at an unheard of rate. Now regulators have raised concerns over asset risk and short-term greed overcoming long-term sense, as Sarfraz Thind reports
Apac re/insurers welcome the alternative
Regulators in Asia have been busy creating frameworks for insurers to transfer risk to capital markets investors. Re/insurers are keen to tap this alternative source of capital, if the structures are right. David Walker reports