Personal Insurance

Slide targets $250m Purple Re 2026-1 cat bond, for broadest named storm reinsurance yet

Slide Insurance Company is back in the catastrophe bond market with an initial target to secure $250 million of collateralized,.. Read More

Swiss Re now targets up to $150m agg retro from Matterhorn Re 2026-1 cat bond

Global reinsurance firm Swiss Re is now targeting up to $150 million of aggregate and subsequent event retrocession covering North,.. Read More

Mandatory Fire Coverage vs Wildfire Exclusions | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

Mandatory fire coverage vs wildfire exclusions: Nevada’s new approach allows wildfire exclusions, while California’s Standard Fire Policy creates a statutory,.. Read More

Nevadas Wildfire Coverage Exclusion vs. Californias Mandatory Fire Coverage | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

February 3, 2026 A shift in some states’ approach to homeowners insurance for wildfires may be coming to your state,.. Read More

Winter storm Fern privately insured loss estimated at $6.7bn by KCC

Catastrophe risk modelling specialists at Karen Clark & Company (KCC) have pegged private insurance industry losses from winter storm Fern,.. Read More

Elementum promotes five, including Lauer to Chief Operating Officer

Elementum Advisors, LLC, an alternative investment manager that specialises in collateralized natural catastrophe event reinsurance investments, has announced five promotions,.. Read More

Squarepoint hires Guillaume Legal as ILS Portfolio Manager

Squarepoint, a leading privately held quantitative investment manager, is pushing into insurance-linked securities, with its latest move being the hiring,.. Read More

Texas Procedural Precision in Property Insurance Claims | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

Texas procedural precision in property insurance claims is changing outcomes. H5R v. Scottsdale shows why pleadings, policy periods, and expert,.. Read More

Texas Is Becoming a Game of Procedural Precision Where Claim Attention to Detail Is Paramount | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

February 2, 2026 I have tried and litigated property insurance cases across the country. While every jurisdiction has its quirks,,.. Read More

Subordinated insurance debt to outperform in 2026, following landmark 2025 RT1 issuance: Plenum

The subordinated insurance debt market is anticipated to outperform again in 2026, after a landmark year of Restricted Tier 1,.. Read More

Cat bonds a sustainable opportunity. Private ILS gaining investor momentum: JANA

As the catastrophe bond market continues to expand, these particular financial instruments continue to offer a sustainable opportunity for investors,,.. Read More

Selective expands top-layer at renewal, lifting reinsurance tower to $1.5bn

Selective Insurance Group added $100 million to the top-layer of its catastrophe reinsurance tower at the January 1 2026 renewals,,.. Read More