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American Family returns for $150m Four Lakes Re 2020-1 cat bond

American Family Mutual Insurance Company has returned to the 144A catastrophe bond market for the first time since its two,.. Read More

Fidelis gets $275m of reinsurance from second Herbie Re cat bond

Fidelis is now set to secure $275 million of fully collateralised property catastrophe reinsurance from its second visit to the,.. Read More

When Can an Insurance Carrier be Liable for the Actions of its Agents? | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

Florida law distinguishes between insurance agents and insurance brokers.1 In Essex Ins. Co. v. Zota, the Florida Supreme Court defined,.. Read More

Argo says catastrophes and COVID-19 losses to dent Q3 results

Bermuda headquartered international specialty insurance and reinsurance firm Argo Group expects third-quarter catastrophe events and additional contingency losses related to,.. Read More

Alissa Fredricks plans ILS manager launch, focused on next-generation retro

Alissa Fredricks, the former CEO of Markel CATCo’s Bermuda operation, is planning to launch a new insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund,.. Read More

Mexico's cat bond program set for shake-up or cancellation, as FONDEN to close

Mexico’s Fund for Natural Disasters (El Fondo de Desastres Naturales), more commonly known as FONDEN, is set to be dismantled,.. Read More

Pandemic risk bigger than reinsurance & ILS markets alone: Schultz, Aon

Pandemic risk insurance and reinsurance needs a new paradigm of how we access capital markets for risk bearing capacity, as,.. Read More

Cyber ILS need to be repeatable, scalable & sensible: Johansmeyer, PCS

The increasingly sophisticated participants within the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market aren’t going to lap up just any cyber exposure that,.. Read More

Above average 2020 catastrophe losses driven by frequency: Jefferies

Insured catastrophe losses around the globe continue to run ahead of average for 2020 after September, analyst firm Jefferies said,,.. Read More

Root, the auto insurtech targeting a $1bn+ IPO, uses ILS for aggregate reinsurance

Root Insurance, the auto insurtech company, has said in its initial public offering (IPO) documentation that it uses insurance-linked securities,.. Read More

What Does Comprehensive Auto Insurance Cover? | Blog | TruePoint Insurance

Comprehensive auto insurance is an excellent option for individuals who are purchasing new vehicles, as well as for those who,.. Read More