Nephila AuM returns to growth as ILS profits rise for Markel in Q4
The operations of the largest dedicated insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund manager, Nephila Capital, delivered higher revenues to parent Markel Corporation,.. Read More
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Argo pegs Q4 catastrophe and COVID losses at $51m
Argo Group, the Bermuda headquartered international specialty insurance and reinsurance firm, has said that it expects to report $51 million,.. Read More
Hudson Structured co-leads DealerPolicy $30m Series B funding
Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., the insurance-linked securities (ILS), reinsurance- and transportation- focused investment manager, has co-led another significant insurtech,.. Read More
Can an Insurer Rely on an Insureds Mitigation Efforts to Deny Coverage or Preclude a Business Interruption Claim?
(NOTE: There will not be a Tuesday @ 2 With Chip today due to the Windstorm Conference. Tuesday @ 2,.. Read More
KKR deepens Global Atlantic's "access to long-term strategic capital" - CEO
Insurance-linked synergies are rife in the just completed transaction that saw private equity and buyout giant KKR & Co. L.P.,.. Read More
Life ILS increasingly relevant due to pandemic & regulatory/economic landscape: Luca Tres, Securis
The arrival of a global pandemic accelerated transformations already taking place across the re/insurance industry, which in turn has created,.. Read More
Pacific Alliance hopes to expand cat bond to cover cyclones, floods, droughts
The Pacific Alliance, a Latin American trade bloc made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, would like to expand,.. Read More
At $78bn, 2020 insured catastrophe losses 17% above 10-year average: Willis Re
Catastrophe losses covered by insurance and reinsurance reached $78 billion in 2020 according to Willis Re, which the broker sees,.. Read More
ILS funds deliver 3.51% for 2020, highest Index return since 2016
The average return of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund market reached 3.51% for full-year 2020, which is the highest figure,.. Read More
Impressions of The Windstorm Panel Involving Steve Badger and Jon Held
I just finished speaking on a panel with Steve Badger and Jon Held. I want to thank the leadership of,.. Read More
COVID-19 industry loss estimate lowered to $40bn - $60bn by Berenberg
Analysts at investment bank Berenberg have refined their insurance and reinsurance industry loss estimate for the COVID-19 pandemic, lowering it,.. Read More
Reinsurance renewals suggest "a real repricing of risk" in 2021: RBC
The outcome of the January 2021 reinsurance renewals and expectations for the rest of this year suggest “a real repricing,.. Read More
