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RoofCON 2026 Merlin Poll Results | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

RoofCON Merlin Poll results: USAA, Chubb, and State Farm rankings plus what AI’s surge means for contractors.,.. Read More

RoofCON a Big HitUSAA a Winner! | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

January 6, 2026 Larry Bache, Drew Houghton, and I gave a presentation to roofers and contractors at RoofCON in Oklahoma City,.. Read More

California FAIR Plan says debut $750m cat bond "augments" robust reinsurance program

The California FAIR Plan, having recently come to market to sponsor its debut wildfire catastrophe bond and secured $750 million,.. Read More

Cat bond yields rise to 8.80% on widening in December. Spreads up 6% in the month

Catastrophe bond market insurance risk spreads, or the discount margin, increased by roughly 6% in the month of December 2025,,.. Read More

ILS NYC 2026 conference One month to go, announcing our session topics

There is just one month to go until our upcoming and today we have revealed the topics for,.. Read More

Property retrocession demand increases at January reinsurance renewals: Guy Carpenter

As per broker Guy Carpenter’s 1/1 reinsurance renewals report, there was a notable rise in demand for property retrocession lines,.. Read More

Aetna seeks $250m Vitality Re XVII 2026 health cat bond, seventeenth in the series

Aetna, the health, medical and benefits insurance unit of CVS Health, has returned to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market seeking,.. Read More

MS Amlin confirms expansion of Phoenix Re securitized sidecar to $115m

MS Amlin has now confirmed the expansion of its Phoenix Re securitized sidecar vehicle, lifting it to $115 million for,.. Read More

IAG renews $10bn catastrophe reinsurance tower, expands quota share to 35%

Australian primary insurance group IAG has renewed its main catastrophe reinsurance tower for 2026 at the same size as the,.. Read More

Leadenhall Capital Partners appoints Hoshino and Mensa Bonsu to its Partnership

Leadenhall Capital Partners, the London headquartered specialist insurance linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance related investments manager, has expanded its Partnership,.. Read More

ILS funds gain 0.81% in November, taking 11-month return to 10.40%: ILS Advisers Index

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund sector gained 0.81% on average for November 2025, lifting the group of cat bond and,.. Read More

Ascot hires Edwards as Group Head Ceded Re, tasked to harmonize strategy with Leadline

Ascot Group, the specialist global re/insurance underwriter, has appointed Ashleigh Edwards as Group Head of Ceded Reinsurance, where she will,.. Read More