George Town Re silver jubilee - $135bn of catastrophe bonds tracked
This December marks the 25th anniversary, or silver jubilee, of the issuance of a landmark catastrophe bond transaction, the ,.. Read More
Personal Insurance
Is Matching Required in Kentucky? | Merlin Law Group
Matching is required in Kentucky. A Kentucky regulation requires insurance companies to “replace all items in the area so as,.. Read More
Enormous potential for cat bonds in Greater Bay Area: Hong Kong's Carrie Lam
Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Government of Hong Kong, sees “enormous potential” for catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS),.. Read More
Tornadoes put aggregate & quota share renewals under more pressure
For those in the collateralised reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, the recent damaging tornado outbreak and severe US weather,.. Read More
Investors welcomed subrogation feature of Topanga Re cat bond: Swiss Re's Monnier
According to Jean-Louis Monnier, head of retrocession & ILS structuring at Swiss Re Capital Markets, an “innovative subrogation extension mechanism”,.. Read More
New Tailwind Re cat bond from AIG's Validus could hit $425m
The new catastrophe bond issuance being sponsored by Validus, the Bermuda headquartered reinsurance underwriting arm of AIG, looks likely to,.. Read More
Alpina Capital gets approval to manage collective assets
Alpina Capital, the asset manager that took over the management and distribution of the Falcon Private Bank catastrophe bond funds,,.. Read More
What is the Michigan Law on Misrepresentation in the Application for Property Insurance? Can a Wrong Answer About Taxes Void the Policy? | Merlin Law Group
Insurance applications are extremely important. An otherwise covered claim can be denied because of an application error. A recent case1,.. Read More
CATCo retro fund gains again, NAVs now 148% & 231% higher than lows
The CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd., the listed, retrocession focused insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund strategy managed by Markel CATCo Investment,.. Read More
NN Groups first Orange Capital Re cat bond priced at low-end of guidance
Netherland’s based insurer NN Group, or Nationale-Nederlanden, has now successfully secured its first slice of catastrophe bond backed reinsurance protection,,.. Read More
Aspen re-organises underwriting, reinsurance & Bermuda leadership
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, the Bermuda headquartered insurance and reinsurance underwriter, has announced a range of changes to its senior,.. Read More
Homeowners Insurance: What Is an "Act of God"? - Jack Stone Insurance Agency
Reading a homeowners insurance policy for many is like looking at a book written in a different language that is,.. Read More
