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Sidecars & quota shares may face highest Covid-19 claims: A.M. Best

The collateralised reinsurance sidecar market and private quota share transactions entered into by insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds and investors may,.. Read More

Citizens plans for 32% higher risk transfer renewal costs in 2020

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has increased its budget for catastrophe bond and reinsurance risk transfer spend by some 32%,.. Read More

Mental Health Tips for Coronavirus and Social Distancing

Are you struggling to maintain social distancing and remain positive? Here are some mental health tips to help you manage,.. Read More

Investor appetite remains but ILS sectors mettle to be tested: Flandro, Hyperion X

Despite the capital markets enduring the biggest shift since the financial crisis, driven by the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic,,.. Read More

Everest Re adds to hedges with ILW's, Mt. Logan Re AuM stays flat

Everest Re, the global insurance and reinsurance firm, has been buying hedging protection in the form of industry-loss warranty (ILW),.. Read More

Descartes Underwriting & Generali partner on parametric insurance

Descartes Underwriting, the insurance technology (insurtech) focused managing general agency (MGA) that specialises in parametric and data-driven risk transfer products,,.. Read More

Pricing leaps on Citizens new cat bond, reflecting Florida renewal rates

In a clear sign of ILS fund demands for higher returns from underwriting catastrophe risks in the Florida reinsurance market,,.. Read More

ILS fund underwriters down pens on Florida renewals

We’re told that underwriters from some of the biggest insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund managers have effectively “downed pens” on the,.. Read More

Lloyd's estimates non-life pandemic industry loss at $107bn

Lloyd’s of London, the specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has estimated that the non-life insurance industry faces as much as,.. Read More

Georgia Auto Dealers Blanket | Blog | TruePoint Insurance

What is a Dealer’s Blanket? It has nothing to do with auto dealer giveaways. The Dealer’s Blanket is a form,.. Read More

New COVID-19 Guidance for Section 125 Rules | Scott Insurance

On May 12, 2020, the IRS released Notice 2020-29, which provides temporary flexibility for mid-year election changes under a Section,.. Read More