Reinsurance News

As pressure on reinsurance rates intensifies, alternative capital seeks yield, and appetite broadens beyond the catastrophe space, the adoption of casualty insurance-linked securities (ILS) is poised to accelerate, according to MultiStrat, the specialist underwriter, and reinsurance investment facilitator.

RenaissanceRe, the Bermuda headquartered global reinsurance company, has lifted its third-party capital assets under management to a new high of $6.4 billion as of January 1st 2021.

The insurance and reinsurance industry loss from February 2020’s European windstorm Ciara, also known as Sabine and Elsa, is now estimated to be a little lower, at around EUR 1.571 billion, a decrease of roughly 3% on PERILS last report on the storm.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. has launched a new program and fronting focused specialty insurance company named Everspan Group and targets participatory fronting and transformation for select risks, with the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market a potential reinsurance capacity partner it seems.

U.S. and global primary insurance carrier and reinsurance company Chubb has named two new reinsurance buyers for the carriers international business, under the Chubb Overseas General brand.

The next phase of the catastrophe bond market will see a shift from the structure’s use for deep capacity and as a risk management tool, to being viewed as a more permanent form of capital, according to Cory Anger, GC Securities.

In reporting its results this morning, Australian primary insurance group IAG has revealed a recovery made under its calendar year aggregate reinsurance, as A$90 million flowed back to the company due to severe storm events.

The focus of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market on short-tail catastrophe risks has resulted in a funding gap for longer-tail exposures, but as investor comfort increases, there’s an opportunity for the market to expand its remit.

Lancashire Capital Management Limited, the third-party capital collateralised reinsurance underwriting arm of specialty insurance and reinsurance group Lancashire Holdings, has reported a 52% increase in fees, profit commissions and profit shares earned in 2020, over the prior year.

Vesttoo, a technology firm that uses proprietary artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions with the goal of helping companies assess and transfer risks to the capital markets, has secured a new equity investment from Silicon Valley specialist venture platform Plug and Play.