ILW news

After the publication of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report earlier this year in August, the Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies team has analysed its findings on climate trends related to severe weather catastrophes and tried to quantify their impacts on the global insurance, reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS).

For our latest Artemis Live video interview we wanted to understand how the industry loss from Hurricane Ida has been developing and explore the complexities in the reconstruction and recovery that could impact just how high the insurance and reinsurance market loss could rise.

The industry-loss warranty (ILW) focused mutual fund strategy offered by investment adviser City National Rochdale (CNR) increased its net assets during the last quarter of record and the share price of the exchange traded fund (ETF) has been rising over recent weeks.

Lockton Re’s non-Marine retrocession and property specialty reinsurance broking division has expanded in recent days with the joining of former CATCo CUO Simon Moore and Aon broker James Boon.

The retrocession market failed to harden as hoped for through 2021, with in some cases rapid and material declines in pricing seen, especially in industry loss warranty’s (ILWs’), according to Guy Carpenter’s Sebastian Cook.

There is a clear and ongoing ‘flight to quality’ where ILS funds are concerned, according to Dirk Lohmann, Chairman and Flavio Matter, Head of Origination, ILS, at Schroders Capital.

An increase in use of PERILS industry loss triggers in industry-loss warranty (ILW) transactions focused on European windstorm risk, plus the buoyant catastrophe bond market, have helped to drive PERILS-based limits at risk up 11% to US $3.2 billion, as of the end of August.

Having access to diverse and efficient sources of capital and ensuring they are treated as equal is increasingly a key trait of a successful reinsurance company, something the CEO of global player Everest Re clearly understands.

Global insurance and reinsurance company Everest Re has reported a strong second-quarter of results, with its reinsurance book expanding almost 40% on a gross premium basis, but with catastrophe losses a little ahead of the prior year.

The industry-loss warranty (ILW) focused mutual fund strategy offered by investment adviser City National Rochdale (CNR) has grown its net assets by roughly 9% during the last quarter of record.