personal Insurance

Cat bond fund index falls again, now -6.04% down on avg since Ian

Catastrophe bond funds, as measured by the have fallen further in the wake of hurricane Ian at the last,.. Read More

Reinsurers were capital challenged even before hurricane Ian, Aon data shows

Even before hurricane Ian slammed into Florida, a cohort of reinsurance companies tracked by broker Aon were capital challenged this,.. Read More

K2 raising capital for new cat fund

K2 International, the London-based specialist MGA, is out raising capital for additional reinsurance and possibly US retrocession & ILW underwriting,.. Read More

Swiss Re puts initial hurricane Ian loss estimate at $1.3bn net of retro

Global reinsurance company Swiss Re has announced its initial loss estimate after major hurricane Ian, pegging it at $1.3 billion,,.. Read More

Without proper compensation, ILS investors will look elsewhere: Fitch

If they aren’t properly compensated for taking catastrophe losses, investors in catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS) are likely,.. Read More

Florida reinsurance to be limited. Cost to rise above expectations: Citizens CEO

Reinsurance capacity for lower-layers of Florida focused towers is expected to become very limited in 2023, while renewal rates are,.. Read More

Aon hires Marc Brogli as MD, Insurance Linked Securities in Dublin

Aon has hired former Lombard Odier and Credit Suisse ILS specialist Marc Brogli as a Managing Director, Insurance Linked Securities,.. Read More

IAG and Suncorp slash COVID reserves after Australia BI test case ruling

Two of Australia’s largest insurers have both slashed their reserve provisions for business interruption claims from the COVID-19 pandemic after,.. Read More

Cat bond & ILS prices imply "very hard market" after Ian: Lane Financial

Analysis of catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market pricing in the wake of hurricane Ian implies a significant hard,.. Read More

Post-hurricane Ian ILS market seen as "entry opportunity" by VP Bank

Even with the losses from hurricane Ian hanging over the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, Liechtenstein-based private bank VP Bank AG,.. Read More

Florida Citizens drops Ian claim-count. Sees lower than expected numbers

Florida’s property insurer of last resort Citizens Property Insurance Corporation said Friday that it is now estimating a hurricane Ian,.. Read More

Cat capacity crunching, but Ian still within risk appetites: Peel Hunt

A capacity crunch in property catastrophe reinsurance is becoming “ever more likely” according to analysts at Peel Hunt, but importantly,.. Read More