insurance

As Lloyd’s presence in the United States continues to grow, with more than half of the market’s business originating from North America, executives at Argenta Private Capital Limited (APCL) emphasise that investing in the Lloyd’s market presents a logical and underutilised pathway to returns for investors.

While moderate softening in U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance rates has been observed throughout 2025, rating agency AM Best projects that further stabilisation or minor price shifts will take place at the upcoming January renewals.

There are now attendees representing more than 110 organisations registered to join us in New York on February 6th 2026 for the tenth insurance-linked securities conference in the ILS NYC series. Early Bird tickets are running low for ILS NYC 2026, so to take advantage of what is the last discount available please register soon […]

Insurance claims from recent days of severe storms and hail across Queensland and New South Wales in Australia are rising still, with this weather catastrophe set to be the most costly of the current financial year so far for the domestic market insurers.

Suncorp Group, the Australian primary insurance giant, looks set to make reinsurance recoveries to help it manage losses from the recent South East Queensland severe thunderstorms and hail, with the company saying the net cost is expected to be at its full reinsurance retention.

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared an Insurance Catastrophe for the strong winds and damaging hail that affected South East Queensland between Sunday, November 23, and Monday, November 24, with the firm noting that insurers have already received more than 16,000 claims.

Following its entry into the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space through its partnership with Cedar Trace Group, Sage Advisory Services is looking to expand its range of investment solutions. The company aims to offer investors new sources of return with low correlation to traditional capital markets and business cycles.

According to Moody’s, insured losses from U.S. severe convective storm (SCS) events reached $42 billion in the first nine months of 2025, with average per-event costs running 31% higher than the prior decade’s average, setting what the firm describes as a new “normal” for extreme weather.

Today we are delighted to announce the first wave of speakers for our next insurance-linked securities conference. Tickets continue to sell fast for ILS NYC 2026 and with representatives of over 100 organisations already registered we anticipate the Early Bird rate will sell out ahead of schedule, so please get your ticket soon to secure […]

Catastrophe risk modelling specialist Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has launched Version 3.0 of its US Winter Storm Model, which captures two types of winter storms: extratropical cyclones (ETCs) and Arctic air outbreaks.