catastrophe

The insurance industry loss estimate from hurricane and post-tropical storm Sandy rose again last week. Still, the impact on reinsurers, reinsurance-linked funds and any catastrophe bonds is unclear. As always, you can read every market news story and article on the Artemis news blog, subscribe to our weekly email newsletter update and for your convenience […]

Once again, hurricane Sandy dominated our coverage last week. The market is now waiting for updates on the estimates of insured industry losses from the storm, there may be more clarity later this week we understand. As always, you can read every market news story and article on the Artemis news blog, subscribe to our […]

Hurricane Sandy will likely cause the largest payout to date for the Microinsurance Catastrophe Risk Organisation (MiCRO) in Haiti. The impact of Sandy on Haiti was severe, with around 54 deaths, 18,000+ people displaced and the micro-lending firm Fonkoze suggesting that as many as 12,000 of their customers may be eligible for a payout under […]

Hurricane Sandy dominated our coverage last week and kept us extremely busy. The market now awaits the verdict on whether there are meaningful impacts to catastrophe bonds and reinsurers. As always, you can read every market news story and article on the Artemis news blog, subscribe to our weekly email newsletter update and for your […]

Last week was dominated by three new catastrophe bonds which all priced (details on them all can be found in our Deal Directory) and then hurricane Sandy took over to dominate the markets thoughts. We hope all our U.S. east coast readers stay safe as Sandy approaches! As always, you can read every market news […]

After saying in last Monday’s update that the market was full of rumours that a new catastrophe bond deal would launch, by the end of last week we had three new transactions to report on. Find details on them all in our Deal Directory. As always, you can read every market news story and article […]

Thailand’s Kasikornbank, one of the largest commercial banks in the country, is introducing a range of parametric and weather index based insurance products for their mortgage customers. After the catastrophic flooding in Thailand last year there has been a renewed focus on providing affordable, simple insurance products to home and business owners, in order to […]

The results of a study published today by the world’s largest reinsurer Munich Re shows that North America is the region which has seen the biggest increase in weather-related extreme catastrophe events in recent decades. The report looked at weather related perils and incidence trends, finding that North America was the most affected in recent […]

The ILS and catastrophe bond market are sitting out the remainder of the U.S. hurricane season, hoping for another diversifying deal to come to market. Appetite remains strong and there are market rumours that a deal could launch within the next fortnight. As always, you can read every market news story and article on the […]

It’s been another busy week for news in the markets we cover here on Artemis. Discussion of insurance and reinsurance as an investment opportunity increases and news of companies seeking to support investors and sponsors goals becomes more frequent. As always, you can read every news story and article on the Artemis news blog and […]