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Markel's recent $90m CATCo investment was in the Aquilo Fund strategy

As we reported recently, Markel Corporation has invested $90 million of its own capital into an investment strategy managed by,.. Read More

Allstate adds $221m to nationwide excess catastrophe reinsurance in Q1

U.S. primary insurance giant Allstate has added roughly $221 million of new protection to its core nationwide excess of loss,.. Read More

Hiscox buys $100m of industry loss warranty (ILW) protection

Hiscox Group, the Bermuda headquartered re/insurer, has acquired additional retrocessional reinsurance protection against peak catastrophe risks with a $100 million,.. Read More

Covid-19 a headwind for reinsurance capacity, trapping ILS capital: AIG's Zaffino

The Covid-19 pandemic is unlike anything else ever encountered by the re/insurance industry and will be a headwind for future,.. Read More

Hannover Re reserves 220m for Covid-19, says losses "impossible to quantify"

Reinsurance firm Hannover Re has set up an initial EUR 220 million net reserve for losses from the Covid-19 pandemic,,.. Read More

MetroCat Re 2020 parametric cat bond pricing lifted on investor response

Price guidance for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) new catastrophe bond has been increased after investor’s fed back,.. Read More

Hiscox's third-party capital dips, but ready to capitalise on rate increases

Insurance and reinsurance firm Hiscox Group has announced a new capital raise to help the company be better positioned for,.. Read More

Two-months of retroactive COVID-19 BI claims could wipe out 50% of re/insurer capital

A new report from A.M. Best highlights the potential damage that any legislative moves to force retroactive business interruption claims,.. Read More

What is Car Depreciation and How to Avoid It?

Buying or selling a car? Find out what car depreciation is and how you can slow it so that you,.. Read More

AIG's new Lloyd's syndicate - a reinsurance sidecar to its private client book

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) officially launched its latest syndicate at Lloyd’s yesterday, with Lloyd’s Syndicate 2019 set to be,.. Read More

Telecommuters and Insurance | Blog | TruePoint Insurance

If you work from your home for part of your workweek and if the situation is an ongoing arrangement with,.. Read More