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Transparency & proactive relationships are key, say leading ILS investors

Pension fund investors that allocate to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space are looking for a certain level of transparency, humility,,.. Read More

Minnesota Life mortality cat bond sees pricing narrow towards upper-end

Price guidance has narrowed towards the upper-end of the marketed range for the new mortality catastrophe bond transaction from,.. Read More

Allstate reports wildfire losses. Has Laura creep triggered recoveries?

U.S. primary insurance giant Allstate has reported $339 million of pre-tax catastrophe losses for the month of September 2020, with,.. Read More

Hurricane Delta onshore insured losses up to $4bn, offshore up to $1bn: RMS

Hurricane Delta is estimated to have caused onshore insurance and reinsurance industry losses in the United States of between $2,.. Read More

Homeowners, Were You Aware of These Myths About Homeowners Insurance?

To understand common myths about home insurance it’s essential to know the truth. Here are common homeowners insurance myths.,.. Read More

What a Nobel Prize tells us about tech's role in reinsurance placements: Tremor

Placing insurance or reinsurance business more efficiently using technology and improving the matching of risk and capital in this industry,,.. Read More

Floridian carrier Olympus hires John W. Rollins as CFO

John W. Rollins, a consultant actuary with experience in both insurance-linked securities (ILS) and traditional reinsurance gained through a distinguished,.. Read More

Flow of wildfire subrogation benefits continues with SoCal Edison recoveries

While wildfire subrogation recoveries are now being seen across reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) from utility Pacific Gas and Electricity’s,.. Read More

Collateralized reinsurance to contract further, liquid ILS strategies to prosper: Aon

The collateralized reinsurance market segment of insurance-linked securities (ILS) is expected to contract further, according to broker Aon, although it,.. Read More

Support Your Claim - Do Not Wait! | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

The case of Christopherson v. American Strategic Insurance Corp., 2020 WL 5117991 (E.D. WI. Aug. 31, 2020), serves as a,.. Read More

Risk-adjusted returns could increase significantly (for some)

While reinsurance and retrocession are heading full-tilt into a hard market in terms of pricing, the increasing focus on precision,.. Read More