personal Insurance

Howden hires O'Connor to launch capital advisory unit, HowdenCAP

Howden, the international insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the launch of a new capital advisory business named HowdenCAP, as,.. Read More

European windstorms top international catastrophe loss of 2022 so far

The catastrophe industry loss from the three major European windstorms that struck close together during the month of February 2022,.. Read More

Flooding returns to eastern Australia, with Sydney affected

Parts of eastern Australia are flooding again after an East coast low brought torrential rains and strong winds, with parts,.. Read More

Appraisal of Supplemental Claims Are Supplemental Claims Part of The Loss? | Merlin Law Group

When I first started in this business in the early 1980s, there was no such thing as a “supplemental” claim.,.. Read More

Vineyard Losses From Wildfires -- A Smoky Wine Is Very Different Than Smoke Damaged Wine | Merlin Law Group

The California wildfires have caused damage to many vineyards. We have been involved in a number of coverage and disputed,.. Read More

Tropical storm Bonnie named and heading for Central America

The second named storm of the has just been named, with tropical storm Bonnie now heading for Central America,.. Read More

Sponsor demand drives Q2 cat bond issuance to $5.2bn: Report

Demand for reinsurance and retrocessional protection from cedants, as well as a slew of new first time market entrant sponsors,,.. Read More

Is Your Denial Based on Late Notice of LossWho Has To Prove Prejudice? | Merlin Law Group

Late notice of loss lead to denials in Florida at a very high rate. Insurers claim that they are prejudiced,.. Read More

Swiss ILS fund managers collaborating on ESG transparency

Artemis has learned that a group of Switzerland-based insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment fund managers have been collaborating to develop a,.. Read More

Demotech still assessing Florida focused carrier FSR's

Rating agency Demotech is still in the process of assessing the Financial Stability Ratings (FSR’s) of Florida focused primary insurance,.. Read More

Reinsurance renewals - stresses not seen in years: Gallagher Re

The mid-year June and July reinsurance renewals saw buyers experiencing “stresses not seen for several years” according to broker Gallagher,.. Read More

Nephila & D.E. Shaw lead Florida Citizens renewal, as ILS dominates again

Once again, third-party sources of reinsurance capital, largely from the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, have dominated the reinsurance renewal of,.. Read More