cat bonds

Despite somewhat of an easing at the mid-year reinsurance renewals, insurance-linked securities (ILS) activity has been robust so far in 2024, and knowing what the rest of the year looks like right now, catastrophe bond issuance is on pace to set a new record, according to Lara Mowery, Head of Distribution, Guy Carpenter.

With numerous forecasters warning of a very active Atlantic hurricane season this year, some insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets eased off somewhat at the June 1st and July 1st, 2024, reinsurance renewals, which led to a little bit of a squeeze in places like Florida, according to James Vickers, Chairman, Gallagher Re International.

The level of insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital reached new heights in 2023 on the back of record issuance in the catastrophe bond market, and while collateralised reinsurance has so far failed to rebound, there are signs of growth, according to James Vickers, Chairman of International, Gallagher Re.

A record breaking year for the catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) market and continued momentum in early 2024 is having a positive influence on the wider ILS market, according to Brad Adderley, Bermuda Managing Partner, Appleby.

As inflation uncertainty persists and the negative stock-bond correlation of the past two decades continues to shift, investor focus has again turned to the fact traditional diversification between asset classes is not working as well, according to Twelve Capital.

History has shown that in both soft and hard markets, the final quarter of the year is always busy, and this could be especially true this year with a solid pipeline of both cat bonds and sidecars, according to Brad Adderley, Bermuda Managing Partner, Appleby.

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Everest Re has $350 million of catastrophe bond limit that attaches at a $48.9 billion PCS industry loss threshold for Hurricane Ian, suggesting a potential recovery should PCS’ view of the ultimate industry loss rise from its current $40.9 billion estimate.

As the insurance-linked securities (ILS) pie continues to expand it’s natural for new jurisdictions to emerge and try to take a slice, but the innovative Bermuda marketplace is expected to maintain its leadership position, according to Ross Webber, Managing Director at independent financial services provider and fund administrator, Apex Group Ltd.

The response of Bermuda, and the broader, insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class to the global pandemic was reassuring, and as the market moves further into 2021, a flight to simplicity is expected to take hold, according to Ross Webber, Managing Director at independent financial services provider and fund administrator, Apex Group Ltd.

Insurtech start-up FloodFlash, which offers an innovative sensor-based approach to support parametric flood insurance triggers, is scaling up its offering with the help of major reinsurance carriers to provide protection to larger corporations.