personal Insurance

Lodgepine launch timing hit by Covid-19, Markel houses retro portfolio

Timing of the full launch of Lodgepine Capital Management Limited, the recently established retrocessional reinsurance ILS fund management unit of,.. Read More

21 years of Artemis, almost $125bn of catastrophe bonds & ILS recorded

Artemis is 21 years old this week. On the 12th of May 1999, Artemis was launched to an audience of,.. Read More

Oxbridge Re wants sidecar upsize, investors still on track for ~36% returns

Cayman Islands based reinsurance company Oxbridge Re Ltd. is aiming to upsize its fully collateralized reinsurance sidecar vehicle Oxbridge Re,.. Read More

Stand up to Frivolous Counterclaims | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

New Jersey does not have a fee-shifting statute. Coupled with the high-standard a policyholder’s property damage litigator must prove for,.. Read More

Covid-19 brings uncertainties to ILS asset fair valuations: Horseshoes Crozet

With valuation of insurance-linked securities (ILS) and collateralised reinsurance investments already a process that requires significant expertise, the threats posed,.. Read More

Sidecars & quota shares may face highest Covid-19 claims: A.M. Best

The collateralised reinsurance sidecar market and private quota share transactions entered into by insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds and investors may,.. Read More

Citizens plans for 32% higher risk transfer renewal costs in 2020

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has increased its budget for catastrophe bond and reinsurance risk transfer spend by some 32%,.. Read More

Mental Health Tips for Coronavirus and Social Distancing

Are you struggling to maintain social distancing and remain positive? Here are some mental health tips to help you manage,.. Read More

Investor appetite remains but ILS sectors mettle to be tested: Flandro, Hyperion X

Despite the capital markets enduring the biggest shift since the financial crisis, driven by the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic,,.. Read More

Everest Re adds to hedges with ILW's, Mt. Logan Re AuM stays flat

Everest Re, the global insurance and reinsurance firm, has been buying hedging protection in the form of industry-loss warranty (ILW),.. Read More

Descartes Underwriting & Generali partner on parametric insurance

Descartes Underwriting, the insurance technology (insurtech) focused managing general agency (MGA) that specialises in parametric and data-driven risk transfer products,,.. Read More