Parametric insurance news

In the wake of recent devastating wildfires in California, Howden Re has called for reforms and action to encourage more risk capacity to help in closing the protection gap crisis in the state, saying that both traditional reinsurance and capital markets will be needed, as well as innovative risk transfer such as parametric solutions.

Parameter Climate, the parametric climate and weather risk transfer focused underwriter and advisor, has announced the formation and launch of a Bermuda-based transformer vehicle named Parameter Capital Bermuda Ltd, as the company looks to broaden access to its deals and syndicate parametric risk to non-traditional capital.

Re/insurance broking giant Aon has announced the launch of a new parametric insurance solution that is designed to address and mitigate losses from hurricane-related storm surge along the coast of the United States, developed in partnership with Floodbase, a specialist in parametric flood risk, and global commercial insurer, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.

CatX, the digital catastrophe and parametric risk exchange company, has announced the launch of its AI-powered Catamaran Parametric platform, which has been designed to streamline the complexities of parametric protection for investors.

The launch yesterday of the Lumyna – Twelve Capital Parametric ILS Fund, a dedicated parametric insurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment strategy managed by ILS manager Twelve Capital, is a “breakthrough” in the parametric space and provides “capacity for profitable growth”, senior execs at GC&C and Descartes Underwriting said.

Twelve Capital, the Zurich-headquartered insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager, has launched its first parametric ILS fund, working with Lumyna Investments for infrastructure and distribution, and parametric specialist Descartes Underwriting alongside Generali’s Global Corporate & Commercial arm for origination.

With a widening crisis protection gap evident around the world there is a need for a transformational expansion in the use of insurance and reinsurance mechanisms to transfer risks to the capital markets, according to a report from the High-Level Panel on Closing the Crisis Protection Gap.

Steel City Re is the world’s only provider of parametric reputation insurance offerings, leveraging a reputational value index that delivers more stable and higher returns for reinsurers and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors, according to co-founder and CEO Nir Kossovsky.

Descartes Underwriting, a data-driven risk transfer specialist managing general agency (MGA) and insurer with a parametric focus, has launched what it calls the world’s most advanced parametric insurance product to protect utility-scale solar farms in the United States against damage from tornadoes.

Greg Case, CEO and Andy Marcell, CEO of Risk Capital at insurance and reinsurance broker Aon, have highlighted that innovation and new alternative  sources of capital are required to protect communities and assets, in bridging the gap between economic and insured catastrophe and climate losses.