personal Insurance

Travelers catastrophe losses balloon to almost $2.9bn after Q3

US primary insurer Travelers has revealed another quarter of elevated catastrophe losses, as the impacts of severe convective storms, wind,.. Read More

Insured catastrophe losses $93bn to end of September: Gallagher Re

Natural catastrophe losses covered by public and private insurance or reinsurance have already reached US $93 billion by the end,.. Read More

Swiss Re expects up to 5bn new catastrophe reinsurance demand in EMEA

Global reinsurance company Swiss Re said this morning that it anticipates rising demand for natural catastrophe reinsurance, with up to,.. Read More

Juniper Re reinsurance broker launched by BRP Group, Irvan to lead

Distribution focused BRP Group, or Baldwin Risk Partners, has announced the launch of a new reinsurance broking arm named Juniper,.. Read More

AXIS sponsoring the first 144a cyber cat bond, $75m Long Walk Re

Specialty re/insurer AXIS Capital is set to become the sponsor of the market’s very first 144a cyber catastrophe bond, with,.. Read More

Cyber ILS market at ~$500m in size is "at the start of the journey" - Envelop's David Ross

Speaking in Bermuda at the annual Convergence event last week, David Ross of data-driven cyber underwriting company Envelop Risk, explained,.. Read More

Catastrophe bond market on-track for ~20% or more total-return in 2023

The total-return of the outstanding catastrophe bond market in 2023 has now surpassed 16%, beating the previous record and staying,.. Read More

Parametric sovereign risk pools to explore joint reinsurance facility, capital markets access

In what could turn out to be a ground-breaking development, parametric disaster insurance risk pools African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC),,.. Read More

Elevated multiples and spreads persist in cat bond market

The average multiple (price coupon, or spread, divided by expected loss) of catastrophe bond notes issued has been on the,.. Read More

Phoenix Group may look to third-party capital for annuity reinsurance growth

European pension and life consolidator Phoenix Group is the latest company focused on this space to consider leveraging investor appetite,.. Read More

Howden launches Climate Parametrics unit, co-led by Douglas and Kusche

Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking and underwriting group, has launched a new Howden Climate Parametrics unit, to bring,.. Read More

Many ways to generate ILS alpha, but managing expectations key: Convergence panel

While there are many ways to generate alpha for your investors in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector, it remains critical,.. Read More