Personal Insurance

CME weather contracts to use Speedwell data for settlement & valuation

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), which has always been an exchange location where weather futures and derivatives have been traded,,.. Read More

Private ILS funds decline on Ida creep, cat bonds outperform in September

Private insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds, that invest in collateralised reinsurance and retrocession, were the main destination for loss creep from,.. Read More

IAG says severe storms & hail hit reinsurance retention

Australian primary insurance giant IAG has reported that recent severe storms and hail in Australia in October are set to,.. Read More

Hiscox Re & ILS expects January reinsurance rate hardening

Hiscox Re & ILS, the international reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) arm of the Hiscox Group, is expecting an improved,.. Read More

COP26: An opportunity for re/insurance & ILS climate leadership

On Monday November 1st 2021 at the United Nations (U.N.) Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26),.. Read More

Updated Markel CATCo buyout could deliver 18.5% more to retro investors

Investors in the Markel CATCo Investment Management retrocessional reinsurance investment funds now stand to receive as much as 18.5% more,.. Read More

McKenzie to provide trigger data for Yokahu parametric hurricane products

McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), a geospatial information, insurance and reinsurance intelligence provider, is to be the sole trigger data provider,.. Read More

Peak zone problems - more capacity needed: Peter Zaffino, AIG

The insurance and reinsurance industry has a problem with peak zones and emerging risks, according to AIG President and CEO ,.. Read More

UK mandates TCFD climate disclosure for largest companies

The United Kingdom has become the first G20 country to make climate disclosure mandatory for its largest companies, with Task,.. Read More

Radian prices $484m Eagle Re 2021-2 mortgage ILS deal

Radian Group is back in the capital markets in search of more collateralized mortgage reinsurance for its Radian Guaranty subsidiary,,.. Read More

Ardonagh completes BGC broking acquisition, capital solutions in focus

The Ardonagh Group has now completed its acquisition of the insurance and reinsurance broking operations of BGC Partners, adding significant,.. Read More