Personal Insurance

Hong Kong's ILS grant scheme to cover ~US $1.6m of issuance costs

Hong Kong’s Government has revealed some of the details of its proposed insurance-linked securities (ILS) grant scheme, through which it,.. Read More

Winter storm Uri an aggregate threat, but commercial loss may protect ILS: Twelve Capital

Winter storm Uri is destined to become a record insurance and reinsurance market loss for a winter weather event in,.. Read More

Persistence of third-party capital owners affirmed: AM Best

While the entry of third-party, or alternative, reinsurance capital slowed after recent heavy catastrophe years and resulting challenges they brought,,.. Read More

COVID-19 to drive stronger reinsurance growth & positive pricing: SCOR

France headquartered global reinsurance firm SCOR noted this morning that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is creating the conditions for stronger,.. Read More

Twelve Capital's UCITS catastrophe bond fund passes $1bn

Twelve Capital, the Zurich headquartered insurance and reinsurance linked investment fund manager, has almost doubled the size of its flagship,.. Read More

CEA could upsize new Ursa Re II cat bond to $215m

The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has lifted its target size for its first catastrophe bond transaction of 2021, now seeking,.. Read More

NCIUA returns for $100m Cape Lookout Re 2021 cat bond

The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) is back in the catastrophe bond market with its first issuance of 2021,,.. Read More

Conduit Re off to a "flying start" with quota share reinsurance focus

Conduit Re, a Class of 2021 reinsurance start-up that raised its close to $1.1 billion of capital in an initial,.. Read More

Allstate's wildfire subrogation recoveries reach $605m

U.S. primary insurance giant Allstate has revealed that it expects to receive around $605 million in subrogation recoveries on claims,.. Read More

Plenum Insurance Capital Fund exceeds $100m of assets

Just nine months into its life, the latest insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund launch from Plenum Investments AG, the Zurich based,.. Read More

Frozen Pipes and Water Loss Claims Discussed on Tuesday @ 2 with Chip Merlin

Rene Sigman and public adjuster James Howard were quoted in the television news story above. Rene Sigman will be my,.. Read More