M&A activity News

Willis Capital Market Report Finds Decline in ILS Issues as Growth Stabilizes

According to the latest ILS report from Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), part of Willis Group Holdings plc, “$650 million of non-life Rule 144A catastrophe bond capacity was issued across three transactions in the third quarter of 2015, taking …

Re/insurance Market Conditions Will Lead to More M&A Activity: A.M. Best

Merger and takeover activity is likely to continue in the coming months as re/insurers increasingly seek ways to deploy capital and create scale against a backdrop of ongoing soft market conditions and weak investment returns, according to a special report …

Willis Re 1st View Report: Cycle Strained; ILS Funds Not Immune

“The urgent – and ever increasing – need for change across the reinsurance industry as it forms a new paradigm” is the subject discussed in Willis Re’s latest “1st View” renewals report. The report, published three times a year, highlights …

Reinsurance at Crossroads As New Factors Sweep Away Old Habits

Part I – The Market in the Developed Economies A significant number of reinsurance treaties were renewed this month, heavily concentrated in property catastrophe coverage. It’s become apparent, however, that this market, for a number of reasons, has seen changes …