Personal Insurance

Hurricane Ida Asbestos Removal Costs CoveredSubscribe to FC&S | Merlin Law Group

Hurricane Ida caused a tremendous amount of damage. One coverage issue concerns asbestos in older buildings and whether removal is,.. Read More

UNDP launches Insurance & Risk Finance Facility, ILS support anticipated

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has today launched the Insurance and Risk Finance Facility (IRFF), a new initiative that,.. Read More

Fading momentum, but better reinsurance margins (for a time): Fitch

While the momentum behind rate firming in reinsurance has continued to fade so far this year, the direction of travel,.. Read More

Markel CATCo fund chairman suggests further subrogation recoveries possible

Having announced this morning that a proposal has been made to investors to speed the running-off and return of capital,.. Read More

China regulator calls on insurers to sponsor cat bonds in Hong Kong

China’s insurance regulator has called on insurers from the country to look to sponsoring catastrophe bonds in Hong Kong as,.. Read More

Reinsurers managing ILS capital among the best positioned: Moodys Kingsley-Tomkins

Reinsurance companies that are actively managing third-party capital in insurance-linked securities (ILS) vehicles are some of the best positioned to,.. Read More

Markel funded buy-out proposal seeks to speed return of CATCo capital

A new proposal from Markel CATCo Investment Management and Markel Corporation seeks to speed the return of capital from the,.. Read More

Best of Artemis, week ending September 26th 2021

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending September 26th 2021, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and,.. Read More

Assignment of Benefits Valid Only If All Policyholders and the Mortgagee Agree | Merlin Law Group

A second court of appeals in Florida has upheld a limitation in a policy that prevents assignments of property insurance,.. Read More

Retro softened through 2021, with ILW prices down materially: GC's Cook

The retrocession market failed to harden as hoped for through 2021, with in some cases rapid and material declines in,.. Read More

Climate change not yet a significant determinant of reinsurance pricing: S&P

Analysis from S&P Global Ratings suggests that reinsurance firms may be underestimating their natural catastrophe exposures by anywhere from 33%,.. Read More

Industry over-reserved for March 2021 Australian floods: PERILS

The industry loss to insurance and reinsurance markets from March’s severe flooding that affected New South Wales and Queensland, Australia,.. Read More