Catastrophe risk modelling specialist RMS has launched a high definition inland flood risk model for the United States, which it hopes will help insurance and reinsurance firms to establish and expand flood risk underwriting businesses.
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The average return of insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds tracked by ILS Advisors Index was negative for the month of September 2018, coming in at -0.08% after a series of natural catastrophe events impacted ILS fund performance during the month.
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Rate commentary continues to be positive this morning with reinsurance firm Swiss Re, as its CEO highlighted that the property and casualty insurance industry is struggling to make its returns, leaving the industry at an inflection point, in need of turning around and suggesting price hardening.
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In reporting its results today, the CEO of specialty insurance and reinsurance group Lancashire Holdings Limited said he is anticipating a more disciplined market in terms of pricing at the key January 2019 renewals.
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Bermudian reinsurance firm RenaissanceRe has broadened the scope of its activities within the Upsilon ILS vehicle and funds, utilising it to transfer casualty risks to third-party investors for the first time recently.
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A number of insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds have reported negative returns for September 2018, as the impacts of hurricane Florence in the United States and typhoons Jebi and Trami in Japan take their toll on private ILS arrangements and collateralized reinsurance positions.
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U.S. property insurers are set for higher profits this year, with increased premiums underwritten in homeowners business as well as improving returns on equity (RoE), part of which can be attributed to the softening of the global reinsurance market.
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The African Development Bank has announced the launch of a disaster risk facility that will aim to increase the use of climate risk financing and insurance, including parametric risk transfer solutions, for African countries.
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The acquisition of the world’s largest insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked investment fund manager, Nephila Capital, is set to cost Markel Corporation a total consideration of $975 million, which will be paid in cash, the firm has disclosed.
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RenaissanceRe, the Bermudian reinsurer and third-party reinsurance capital management veteran, is set to acquire the Tokio Millennium Re reinsurance operations of Japanese giant Tokio Marine, in an acquisition valued at $1.5 billion that brings together an ILS capital manager and a leading reinsurer that also operates as an ILS facilitator.
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There’s room for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space to grow its share of total reinsurance capital, and, if the industry works together, both the penetration rate and the size of the pie could improve in the future, according to industry experts.
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Insurance claims paid following recent hurricane Michael’s impacts on Florida have now leapt to over $2 billion, according to the latest data filed by insurers, collected and analysed by state regulator the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR).
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We’re delighted to announce the addition of speakers from United Insurance Holdings Corp., RenaissanceRe and Hamilton Re to the roster of confirmed speakers for our February 1st 2019 insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in New York, Artemis ILS NYC 2019.
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Long-standing catastrophe bond sponsoring insurer USAA is returning to the capital markets for yet another slice of collateralized reinsurance protection with a $150 million or greater sized Residential Reinsurance 2018 Ltd. (Series 2018-2) new multi-peril cat bond deal.
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