<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0">
	<channel>
<title>RiskMarketNews</title><link>http://www.riskmarketnews.com/index.html</link><description>RiskMarketNews</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>cwestfall@riskmarketnews.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2012 Parametric Publishing, L.L.C.</dc:rights><dc:date>2012-02-22T11:19:19-05:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
<admin:errorReportsTo rdf:resource="mailto:cwestfall@riskmarketnews.com" /><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
<sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase>
<lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:22:39 -0500</lastBuildDate><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/riskmarketnews/eTCA" /><feedburner:info uri="riskmarketnews/etca" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:browserFriendly></feedburner:browserFriendly><item><title>Assured Fund Resets Mortality, Cuts NAV</title><dc:creator>cwestfall@riskmarketnews.com</dc:creator><category>Life Structures</category><dc:date>2012-02-22T11:19:19-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.riskmarketnews.com/files/Assured_Fund_Resets_Mortality_Cuts_NAV.html#unique-entry-id-222</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.riskmarketnews.com/files/Assured_Fund_Resets_Mortality_Cuts_NAV.html#unique-entry-id-222</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;Although the Fund continues to perform well in relation to other more traditional asset classes, the performance of the Fund has slowed in recent years largely due to lower than expected mortality among the individuals covered by the Fund&rsquo;s portfolio of life settlements (the &ldquo;Insured Parties&rdquo;),&rdquo; the manager said in a statement issued on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>RMS Looks Beyond Catastrophe Risk to Trading Risk</title><dc:creator>cwestfall@riskmarketnews.com</dc:creator><category>Modeling Firms</category><dc:date>2012-02-21T10:36:40-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.riskmarketnews.com/files/RMS_Looks_Beyond_Catastrophe_Risk_to_Trading_Risk.html#unique-entry-id-221</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.riskmarketnews.com/files/RMS_Looks_Beyond_Catastrophe_Risk_to_Trading_Risk.html#unique-entry-id-221</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The catastrophe bond issuer has the right to extend the maturity of a bond to account for future development of a loss, and this is important because an investor&rsquo;s cash may be tied up for up to two years longer than expected, Shah explains.&nbsp; ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Texas Windstorm Pool Looks for an Overhaul</title><dc:creator>cwestfall@riskmarketnews.com</dc:creator><category>Reinsurance</category><category>Regulation</category><dc:date>2012-02-21T09:05:44-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.riskmarketnews.com/files/Texas_Windstorm_Pool_Looks_for_an_Overhaul.html#unique-entry-id-220</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.riskmarketnews.com/files/Texas_Windstorm_Pool_Looks_for_an_Overhaul.html#unique-entry-id-220</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[While the RFP for the consultant is still outstanding, Kitzman said possible options for TWIA &ldquo;include a member reinsurance program in which insurers would be allowed to reinsure some portion of TWIA policies rather than issue their own policies&rdquo; as well as imposing a fee on carriers that service TWIA. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>U.S. Reinsurance Prices Jump at January Renwals</title><dc:creator>cwestfall@riskmarketnews.com</dc:creator><category>Reinsurance</category><dc:date>2012-01-11T11:12:33-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.riskmarketnews.com/files/US_Reinsurance_Prices_Jump_at_January_Renwals.html#unique-entry-id-219</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.riskmarketnews.com/files/US_Reinsurance_Prices_Jump_at_January_Renwals.html#unique-entry-id-219</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;While the United States did not experience a single large cat event in 2011 as occurred in some other regions, there was a high frequency of events that impacted many companies,&rdquo; Guy Carpenter said in its January 2012 Renewal Report , adding that the release of RMS v11 also had &ldquo;an extreme effect on modeled results&rdquo; that was almost equal to a large catastrophe event in terms of possible losses.
]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
</rss>

