Archive for October, 2024

Liberty Mutual, the insurance and reinsurance group, has pre-announced estimated losses of up to $900 million from hurricanes Helene and Milton, but still anticipates delivering an underwriting profit for the next reported period, with its combined ratio forecast to come in around 97% for the third-quarter and first nine months of 2024.

Insurance and reinsurance broking group Gallagher, through its captive, alternative risk transfer, insurance-linked securities (ILS) facilitation and capital solutions subsidiary, Artex, has expanded its services in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region with the launch of alternative risk management services in the Abu Dhabi Global Market.

The Acorn Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) parametric earthquake catastrophe bond issuance has now been priced and its details finalised, with the issuance successfully upsized to provide $450 million of protection, while pricing was fixed below the initial guidance that was offered, Artemis can report.

Enstar, the legacy and run-off reinsurance specialist, has developed a flexible finality solution for insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors. With the Forward Exit Option (FOE) already put to work in a recent transaction, Anguel Zaprianov explained to Artemis in an interview that its application potential is broad.

The CEO of Universal Insurance Holdings discussed the impacts of recent hurricanes Debbie, Helene and Milton to the insurer, saying they currently estimate the gross loss from the three storms at between $600 million and $900 million.

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Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon reported today that year-to-date it has seen a 13% increase in catastrophe bond issuance volumes for the deals it has placed, while President Eric Andersen said the company remains agnostic as to form of coverage placed for clients, saying each has its place in the reinsurance capital stack.

Universal Insurance Holdings, the Florida headquartered insurer, reported that hurricane Helene drove its net loss ratio up in the third-quarter of the year, but its CEO highlighted that its reinsurance retention now drops for a subsequent event, meaning a smaller financial impact expected in Q4, including from hurricane Milton.

For global reinsurance firm Hannover Re, the business of collateralized fronting, where the company fronts reinsurance cedents for ILS investors and funds, is seen as a very important element of its business and an area of growth, executive Thorsten Steinmann said this week.

Arthur J. Gallagher, the insurance and reinsurance broking specialist, has announced the acquisition of an investment consultancy with expertise assessing managers in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, Redington Ltd.