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LATESTILS, cat bond & reinsurance capital news
Apollo closes $2.6bn acquisition of Aspen, Mark Cloutier takes reins
$100bn+ hurricane industry loss a major threat to Floridian insurers: Aon
Kinesis assets under management up 20% year-on-year
Bill calls on California to use re/insurance, ILS & ART for natural disasters
Townsville flood claims jump to A$606m, reinsurance impact could rise
Brit grows third-party capital, expands investor base for 2019
Markel to adapt CATCo strategy based on learnings from 2017/18 losses
Suncorp hits aggregate trigger on floods, will buy A$200m more reinsurance
RGA reinsures longevity risk of 45,000 annuitants for Manulife
ILS Index ends December negative on loss creep, down -3.92% for 2018
Cat Bond & ILS Market Stats
2019 ISSUANCE
$461 million.
OUTSTANDING MARKET
$36.3 billion.
Latest Catastrophe Bonds
| Issuer | $ |
| Radnor Re 2019-1 | $443.87 |
| Cape Lookout Re 2019-1 | $450m |
| Baltic PCC Limited 2019 | £75m |
| Atmos Re DAC | €45m |
| Newport 2019-1 | $10m |
| Find 550+ ILS transactions in our catastrophe bond & insurance-linked securities Deal Directory. | |
Q4 2018 Cat Bond Market Report – Mortgage risk dominates, as cat risk issuance shrinks
Q4 2018 saw $1.97 billion of issuance, which is slightly below the long-term average for the period. Mortgage risk dominated, as catastrophe risk issuance slowed a little.
The outstanding market size at the end of the fourth-quarter of 2018 hit $37.8 billion, a new record high. Download the report here.
Reinsurance renewal coverage
Read our reporting, insight and analysis of the January 2019 reinsurance renewals, when a large proportion of global reinsurance program terms are renewed and repriced. Reinsurance rates remained largely flat, thanks to ongoing pressure from the weight of reinsurance capital. Read our reinsurance renewal coverage here.
Artemis ILS Asia 2019
Join us on July 11th 2019 at our fourth annual insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference for the Asia and Pacific region, where experienced ILS practitioners can meet, discuss and network with regional investment, insurance and reinsurance executives.
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ILS Advisers Fund Index
The Index tracks the performance of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund market.
Artemis MarketView
Contact details of people working in the ILS or cat bond market and related areas of reinsurance.
Featured conferences
SIFMA’s Insurance- and Risk-Linked Securities Conference brings together thought leaders to discuss the numerous factors that are reshaping the ILS markets and driving further growth.
Held in: Miami
Artemis' fourth annual insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference for the Asia and Pacific region, bringing experienced ILS practitioners to meet, discuss and network with regional insurance, reinsurance and investment executives. SAVE THE DATE!
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As the asset class covering insurance linked securities and reinsurance linked investments grows, new readers may be looking for simple explanations of some of the key topics Artemis covers.