The critical importance of underwriting discipline in reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) is laid bare in new analysis from PwC, with the company suggesting that remaining strict on terms, conditions and structures could be worth up to seven points of return on capital.
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Howden Re, the global reinsurance broker, has announced the launch of an International Alternative Solutions practice, which is set to combine structured reinsurance, analytics, parametric and capital markets insurance-linked securities (ILS) expertise to develop innovative risk and capital solutions for clients across international markets.
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With the global economy having entered a capital expenditure (capex) super-cycle, there is a notable increase in investments being directed towards AI data centres. According to reinsurer Swiss Re, this could be a US$200 billion premium opportunity by 2030, within which alternative reinsurance capital, including catastrophe bonds and sidecars is expected to play a key […]
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Broking giant Aon has today urged its insurer clients to leverage the record levels of reinsurance and third-party or insurance-linked securities capital as a growth-driver, saying creative use of capital and access to all its forms is increasingly important.
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While the ongoing growth of the casualty sidecar market is bringing more third-party capital into long-duration risks, it is also creating a test for investor returns. Speaking this week, Fitch Ratings’ Senior Director, NA, Brian Schneider highlighted that as capital flows into the space, the additional supply is putting added pressure on casualty pricing.
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The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market will see strong demand through the end of 2026 and into 2027, while the asset class is also likely to grow further with catastrophe bonds and sidecars key areas as cedents integrate ILS products into their reinsurance, according to Richard Pennay, CEO of Aon Securities.
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Brazil’s developing insurance-linked securities (ILS) market could create a clear route for catastrophe exposures that historically have remained uninsured or concentrated on traditional balance sheets to access institutional capital, Mirelle Pereira, founder of risk intelligence company Santé told Artemis.
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Moody’s Ratings has maintained its stable outlook for the global reinsurance sector, even as pricing conditions continue to soften across the market, particularly in property cat lines. This reflects a decline in traditional reinsurers’ pricing power after three highly profitable years, compounded by growth of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market.
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Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has estimated that a late August severe convective storm (SCS) and large hail outbreak across parts of western Europe will drive insurance industry losses of around EUR 2.5 billion.
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Fitch Ratings has maintained its deteriorating outlook for the global reinsurance sector for 2027, which the agency says reflects operating conditions that are gradually weakening from still-sound levels. The agency also highlighted that while abundant capacity and rising claims costs will drive margin and revenue erosion, it will not be enough to materially affect the […]
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A recent survey of protection buyers shows that the largest share of respondents agree that traditional reinsurance capacity is the key driver of price competition in the property marketplace, while the availability of alternative and insurance-linked securities capital is seen as a much less significant factor.
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With record levels of capital in the reinsurance sector and a growing insurance-linked securities market with a broadening investor base, executives at Aon said today that there are more savings to come for clients, with property rates likely to fall in the region of 10% at the January 1 2027 renewal.
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Swiss Re, the global reinsurer, has named long-standing senior employee Mirjam Wiget as the new leader for its Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, as incumbent Martin Zingg moves into the Group Chief Investment Officer role.
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As the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance markets adapt to an evolving risk landscape spanning geopolitics, climate, and artificial intelligence (AI), new capital structures are emerging to meet growing demand, and Oak Global plans to leverage investor diversification to capture these opportunities, according to CEO and Founder, Cathal Carr.
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