personal Insurance

Everest Re cedes fewer premiums to Mt. Logan Re, but also fewer losses despite Ian

Global insurance and reinsurance company Everest Re ceded less in the way of premiums written to its Mt. Logan Re,.. Read More

Program manager K2 Insurance to be sold to investor Warburg Pincus

Independent specialty insurance program manager K2 Insurance Services, the parent and service provider to MGA’s K2 CAT and K2 Parametric,,.. Read More

AmFam targets $100m+ Four Lakes Re 2022 multi-peril cat bond

American Family Mutual Insurance Company, or AmFam as it is abbreviated, has returned to the catastrophe bond market for the,.. Read More

Reask adds Munich Re's David Schmid as Head of Parametric Products

Reask, a provider of catastrophe modelling, climate analytics and data that leverages machine learning techniques and artificial intelligence, has hired,.. Read More

Insured catastrophe losses hit $115bn year-to-date in 2022: Swiss Re

According to reinsurance firm Swiss Re, global insured natural catastrophe losses have reached $115 billion in 2022, year-to-date, with hurricane,.. Read More

Securis launches fourth vintage of life ILS funds with almost $300m of capital

Securis Investment Partners has launched the fourth vintage of its long-standing life insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds, with close to $300,.. Read More

Munich Re reiterates hurricane Ian industry loss estimate at $60bn (ex-NFIP)

Global reinsurance giant Munich Re still believes that hurricane Ian is set to drive roughly $100 billion in economic losses,,.. Read More

BMS seen as more likely seeking capital to fund growth than a sale

According to a report yesterday from Bloomberg, the main investor backers of insurance and reinsurance broking group BMS are considering,.. Read More

Can Appraisal Turn Into A Kangaroo Court? | Merlin Law Group

Property insurance policies rarely have language describing the process of an appraisal to resolve controversies. I have often said this,.. Read More

Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Driveway Damage? - Jack Stone Insurance Agency

A crack, no matter how small, in the driveway can be a problem for homeowners. A homeowners policy might cover,.. Read More

ESG ratings a driver of higher underwriting performance: Howden & Fidelis study

According to international broking group Howden and specialty insurance and reinsurance firm Fidelis, writing business for higher ESG rated counterparties,.. Read More

Higher-risk ILS strategies average ~17% loss from hurricane Ian: Frontier Advisors

Higher-risk focused insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund strategies appear to be averaging losses around the 17% mark after hurricane Ian, according,.. Read More