Insurance Linked Securities Interviews

In order to avoid disappointing investors and guarantee continued access to capital, the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry needs to escape the market-cycle mindset and deal with the biggest threat it faces, which is inertia, according to Chris McKeown of Vantage Risk.

As the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market begins to look towards year-end issuance, renewals and into 2025, Chris Minter, the new Head of Swiss Re’s Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, told Artemis that one of the biggest challenges for ILS is the uncertainty and perception of the influence climate change may have on insured […]

As the reinsurance market heads to the annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous event, to begin discussions that help to shape the pathway towards end-of-year renewal negotiations, we spoke with Urs Baertschi, CEO of P&C Reinsurance at Swiss Re, who told us that market discipline is expected to be maintained.

AXA XL ILS Capital Management, the alternative reinsurance capital and insurance-linked securities (ILS) management division of AXA XL, the commercial insurance and reinsurance unit of the AXA Group, is continuing to innovate as it looks to bring returns from across risk classes to investors through aligned structures.

According to Ashish Agarwal, Co-founder & CTO of Weather Risk Management Services (WRMS), combining parametric insurance with traditional risk management strategies can provide a comprehensive framework for managing supply chain risks.

Yesterday’s launch of Leadline Capital Partners represents a “natural evolution” to third-party reinsurance capital management activities at global re/insurer Ascot, Justin Keith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ascot Bermuda Limited, told Artemis in an interview.

Speaking with Artemis after the completion of Ambac Financial Group’s acquisition of a 60% stake in Beat Capital Partners, executives John Cavanagh and Naveen Anand told us that third-party capital in general and the ILS market are seen as key capacity for the group going forwards.

Backed by a private investment group, Northern Re is a reinsurance firm that views itself partly as a hybrid insurance-linked securities (ILS) manager, enabling its insurance company partners to access the benefits of ILS capacity without the usual contractual stipulations required by other collateralized providers, according to co-founder Peter McKelvy.

There are an increasing number of insurance-linked securities (ILS) and collateralized reinsurance formations in Bermuda that have a focus on areas of the property and casualty (P&C) market outside of natural catastrophe risks, Damian Sealy of PwC Bermuda explained in a recent video interview.

It’s rare to find two asset management businesses that you can combine and not face friction, or loss of clients, but in the case of the merger of reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment managers Twelve Capital and Securis Investment Partners, the overlaps only add to the strength of the new entity, according to Urs […]