alternative risk transfer

Beazley, a large specialist insurer, has appointed Stefan Wunderlich as Head of Alternative Risk Transfer (ART), where he will take on this new responsibility alongside his existing role as Head of Parametric and will relocate to Bermuda, subject to immigration approval.

Acceptance of insurance-linked securities (ILS) is now widespread in the reinsurance market, and as the asset class consistently proves itself as a stable partner and investor demand remains high amid attractive risk premium, Integral’s quantitative and transparent approach continues to gain traction.

According to broker Aon, underwriting discipline remains intact despite the softening global re/insurance property market, as firms continue to prioritise risk selection and technical pricing, driven by heightened concerns regarding climate-driven natural catastrophes, secondary perils, and evolving geopolitical risks.

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has appointed Dan Tomlinson from Allianz Commercial as Head of Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Beazley’s move to establish a new Bermuda operation is seen as “a strategic investment irrespective of the phase of the cycle” by analysts at Peel Hunt. They also highlight how this can increase access to third-party capital, in particular with the returns of the firm’s cyber underwriting expertise now set to become accessible to ILS […]

Pine Walk Capital Limited, the specialist managing general agent (MGA) platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership, has launched Carnovis Specialty Limited as a new Alternative Risk Transfer MGA, that also has a remit to underwrite business for third-party capital providers, including from the capital markets.

Beazley, the London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has made a significant commitment to the Bermuda marketplace with the deployment of $500 million of capital to establish a new platform on the island to drive growth and expansion into the alternative risk transfer market, including ILS opportunities.

In a recent article, global broker Aon has highlighted that the continued growth of alternative capital sources is enabling more efficient risk management by bringing solutions closer with underlying risks.

With P&C insurance premiums rising rapidly over the last two decade and an increasing proportion of the risk finding its way down the market chain to reinsurance and retrocessional sources of capital, Jérôme Jean Haegeli, Group Chief Economist at Swiss Re said the industry has experienced a renaissance.

Swiss Re has highlighted the capital efficiency that a modern and layered risk transfer architecture brings to the property and casualty insurance market, seeing the capital markets and investors as now key elements in a chain that is supporting growing volumes of global risks.