Strategic Risk Solutions, Inc., an independent provider of insurance, reinsurance and captive management and consulting services, has announced the promotion of Peter Child to the role of CEO of SRS Europe.
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A UK parliamentary group, the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee, has launched an inquiry into commercial insurance and reinsurance regulation, to assess its effects on the competitiveness of the London market.
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The market for retrocessional reinsurance has been one of the most capital constrained and loss impacted over the last few months, which has resulted in an adjustment to priorities for those writing retro covers, while buyers are having to adapt to the demands of capital.
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A newly formed public-private research consortium intends to explore innovative financial instruments that can be used for transferring systemic risks, with parametric bonds one of the solutions set to be studied.
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Schroders, the global asset manager with a specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment management business, has updated the investment strategy and policy of its flagship UCITS catastrophe bond fund, the Schroder GAIA Cat Bond, to incorporate specific ESG and sustainability features.
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Alecta, which is the largest pension fund in Sweden, intends to take a long-term view on the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector and according to a report is planning to make further investments into reinsurance related risks through ILS strategies.
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Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending January 16th 2022, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish.
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Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP, the London headquartered specialist insurance linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance related investments manager, has announced two promotions to Managing Partner within its senior team.
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Litigated claims related to the assignment of benefits (AOB) have increased in Florida for property and casualty (P&C) insurers, according to the latest data from CaseGlide.
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US primary insurer Travelers is expected to have benefited from further recoveries under its catastrophe aggregate reinsurance arrangement for the fourth-quarter of 2021, according to analysts and sources.
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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and the ESG appropriateness of investments, emerged as a “major consideration” for both insurance-linked securities (ILS) sponsors and investors during 2021, according to reinsurance broker Gallagher Re.
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Reinsurance rates and pricing have more ground to cover at the important June and July renewal seasons in 2022, as analysts and our sources all agree there is further catching up to do.
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The main UCITS catastrophe bond funds as a group lifted their assets under management (AUM) significantly during 2021, to a new high of just over US $8.64 billion, representing 28% growth in AuM year-on-year.
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Man Group, a global independent alternative and active investment management firm, is building out a range of capital solutions services of relevance to the insurance and reinsurance industry, which includes the ability to help third-party investors access returns derived from insurance risks.
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