*GC Securities, a division of MMC Securities LLC, a U.S. registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/NFA/SIPC, today announced the placement of USD 300,000,000 Series 2018 Principal At-Risk Variable Rate Notes through a newly formed insurance special purpose vehicle domiciled in the United Kingdom, Atlas Capital UK 2018 PLC, to benefit SCOR.

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As the 2018 hurricane season approaches, we take a look back at the 2017 season. It was among the top-ten most-active seasons in recorded history since 1900 for the North Atlantic Basin.

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As the 2018 hurricane season approaches, we take a look back at the 2017 season. It was among the top-ten most-active seasons in recorded history since 1900 for the North Atlantic Basin.

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Event Summary

On Thursday, May 3, the Island of Hawaii experienced an eruption in the Kilauea volcano summit. Two large earthquakes occurred the following day among hundreds of smaller quakes and some large aftershocks. There have been a total of 10 fissures confirmed so far by the County of Hawaii, with an estimated 387,000 square feet of lava spread. At least 35 structures have been destroyed according to the Government of Hawaii, and evacuations have affected at least 1,700 people. The most severely affected area is the Leilani Estates Subdivision, which is located directly in the Lower East Rift Zone. It is too early to estimate the scope and severity of impacts, and our first thoughts and concerns are with those directly affected by this active event.

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The table lists the latest estimates for the top ten significant insured loss events for 2017.

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Guy Carpenter has released an estimate of year-end reinsurance capital levels and results of the January 2018 reinsurance renewal.

According to the analysis, capital dedicated to reinsurance continued to grow in 2017 despite catastrophe losses. Due to ongoing excess supply and overall market resilience at January 1, rate firming was generally moderate and pricing shifts focused on client-specific justification.

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Here is a look back at the CAT-i stories covering October through December of 2017.

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Here we review recent GC Capital Ideas posts on Guy Carpenter’s efforts to address the flood peril.

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Jonathan Hayes, Managing Director and John Kulik, Senior Vice President

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• The U.S. insurance industry is actively seeking new opportunities for growth in a challenging market by identifying untapped customer needs. The potential flood market is over five times the size of the most often mentioned new market, cyber insurance
• Greater access to flood data and loss results and more reliable exposure modeling are enhancing the flood (re)insurance marketplace
• Several developments are helping carriers understand and monitor aggregation

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