personal Insurance

Florida reinsurance renewals: Discounting the top to increase access

At this time of year, all thoughts turn to the mid-year , particularly those for Florida, and in 2023 it’s,.. Read More

Swiss Re names Jean-Louis Monnier Global Head of ILS

Jean-Louis Monnier, a long-standing insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused senior executive at global reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has been named Global,.. Read More

NZ EQC targets debut $250m Totara Re cat bond issued out of Singapore

New Zealand’s Toka Tū Ake EQC, also known as the Earthquake Commission, has entered the catastrophe bond market for the,.. Read More

NCIUA gets $350m Cape Lookout Re cat bond priced 12% below guidance

The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) has now secured the 75% upsized target of $350 million in named storm,.. Read More

Zenkyoren opts for $225m Nakama Re 2023 quake cat bond at reduced pricing

Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, has now secured its new Japanese earthquake catastrophe bond ,.. Read More

Best of Artemis, week ending April 16th 2023

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending April 16th 2023, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and,.. Read More

Disclosures of Prior Damage and Claims Presentation Accuracy Avoid Claims Disputes | Merlin Law Group

Karen Schiffmiller, a leader and Past President of the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters, wrote the following note in,.. Read More

Merlin Law Group Wins Bad Faith Jury Verdict | Merlin Law Group

Following receipt yesterday of a win our firm took to trial about a purely bad faith case with a verdict,.. Read More

Everyone Lives in a Flood Zone! | Merlin Law Group

Note: This guest post is by David A. Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS. Did you know that flooding, not hurricanes, is,.. Read More

Nationwide returns to cat bond market with $150m Aquila Re I issuance

U.S. primary insurer Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has returned to the catastrophe bond market for the first time since 2020,,.. Read More

US renewals more orderly, but catastrophe rates up +30% to +100%: Gallagher Re

The renewals of US focused reinsurance programs and treaties at April 1 were more orderly than those seen at January,,.. Read More

Urban Wildfire Damage Requires Full Investigation and Testing to Determine if a Structure Is Safe for Occupancy | Merlin Law Group

How many apartment complexes and other structures have dangerous residue from smoke, and the landlord does not want to find,.. Read More