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ARTICLE · 29 JULY 2020

The Outlook For Bermuda's ILS And Reinsurance Market

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Against the backdrop of Covid-19 and the subsequent period of lockdown, Associate Director, Sherman Taylor joined Artemis' fifth Bermuda-focused insurance-linked securities ...

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Against the backdrop of Covid-19 and the subsequent period of lockdown, Associate Director, Sherman Taylor joined Artemis' fifth Bermuda-focused insurance-linked securities (ILS) executive roundtable to discuss how the Bermuda marketplace is ensuring continuity for clients throughout the crisis.

Read the full discussion here.

Topics covered include:

  • How to maintain robust investor and cedant interest
  • The potential for the emergence of new ILS start-ups
  • How Covid-19 disruption could intensify the interest in new technology for the market

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