Inspection of the digestive fluids revealed that there were indeed venom components present, but this isn’t unique to Uloboridae.We see similar proteins in the stomach goo of spiders from other ...

Spider silk has many uses, but web construction is one of its most fascinating applications. Webs are not just traps; they are carefully constructed structures, created through a combination of ...

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. has bought $110 million more in reinsurance limit at its 2025 renewal, taking the top of the reinsurance tower for its subsidiaries to $2.526 billion, with ILS ...

At just over $360 million, the largest of the capital markets backed participants in Citizens reinsurance placement was ILS manager Nephila Capital, with $10 million secured through its Lloyd’s ...

We synthesized and characterized a new family of diblock copolymers based on the amino acid sequences of Nephila clavipes major ampulate dragline spider silk, having the form HABn and HBAn (n = 1–3), ...

Nephila supports clients using insurance-linked securities and other investment-based reinsurance tools. Culture and core values Markel Reinsurance builds its culture around putting people first ...

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a main obstacle in cancer chemotherapy. The MDR mechanisms involve P-glycoprotein (P-gp) overexpression, abnormality of apoptosis-related protein, and altered expression ...

Nephila Capital, a reinsurance specialist, expanded into parametric insurance in 2023 with $500 million in policies focused on weather and catastrophe risks. Lloyd’s of London collaborates with tech ...