W. R. Berkley hits record $482m in Lifson Re sidecar ceded premiums in Q325
US-headquartered insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has continued to expand its use of its Lifson Re collateralized reinsurance,.. Read More
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Vantage expands Partnership Capital platform & reinsurance division with key promotions
Bermuda headquartered re/insurer Vantage Risk has expanded its leadership team with a number of key promotions across its Reinsurance division,.. Read More
Nephila Capital assets under management rose $600m in a year to $7.6bn
Nephila Capital, the specialist insurance-linked securities and catastrophe reinsurance investment manager had a successful twelve months of capital raising, with,.. Read More
Soft property re/insurance a "pricing correction" after market over-reacted: Aon's Peiser
The insurance and reinsurance market over-reacted in the fourth-quarter of 2022 and now with property pricing softening across the board,,.. Read More
CEA seeks $600m Ursa Re II 2025-2 cat bond to grow capital markets quake reinsurance
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has returned to the catastrophe bond market to sponsor its third issuance this year and,.. Read More
Cat bond market yield falls to 8.81% at Oct 31st 2025, risk spreads lowest since Nov 2019
The declined to 8.81% as of October 31st 2025, falling back to levels last seen in June 2022, while,.. Read More
Singapore to extend ILS grant scheme to cover non-APAC cat bond risks again
Having made its insurance-linked securities (ILS) grant scheme more restrictive back in 2023, to only offer the grant to catastrophe,.. Read More
Hurricane Melissa: Verisk estimates insured losses at between $2.2bn and $4.2bn
Verisk’s Extreme Event Solutions division estimates that insured industry losses to onshore property in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa will likely,.. Read More
No adverse ILS market reaction expected from Melissa cat bond payout: Fitch
As Jamaica awaits an official determination on a potential $150 million payout from its parametric catastrophe bond from Hurricane,.. Read More
The Ethics of Insurance Company Role-Playing | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
November 3, 2025 In many of my speeches this year, I’ve invited audience participation and heard from many former insurance,.. Read More
One William Street lifts Meadows cat bond top-end target to $135m, at reduced pricing
One William Street Capital Management, L.P. has raised its target for retro reinsurance protection from its debut catastrophe bond,,.. Read More
ILS funds deliver record 2.07% return in September, according to ILS Advisers Index
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund sector has delivered its highest single month of investment returns on record in September 2025,.. Read More
