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Nephila AuM drops $1bn to $8.8bn in second-half of 2021

Assets under management at Markel’s flagship insurance-linked securities (ILS) operation Nephila Capital dropped by roughly $1 billion during the second-half,.. Read More

Hannover Re grows catastrophe renewals 25%, at 6.6% higher rates

Global reinsurance firm Hannover Re has reported strong growth and price increases at the key January 2022 renewal season, with,.. Read More

Marsh hires AXA XL's Latham for UK & Ireland alternative risk transfer

Broking group Marsh has announced the hiring of Matthew Latham as Alternative Risk Transfer Leader, UK & Ireland, a position,.. Read More

Cat bonds for recovery highlighted by Caribbean Development Bank

Catastrophe bonds and parametric insurance have both been highlighted by the President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in a,.. Read More

Accuracy in the Application for Insurance is Necessary to Avoid Claims of Misrepresentation | Merlin Law Group

We’ve all likely seen USAA’s recent commercial campaign featuring Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski attempting, unsuccessfully, to obtain insurance with,.. Read More

ILS fund Index returns 0.85% for 2021. Cat bond funds outperform

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds reported only a 0.05% return for December 2021, taking the annual ILS fund return to just,.. Read More

Chubb's reinsurance growth continues, but recoverables escalate in Q4

Global insurance and reinsurance giant Chubb reported one of the best year’s in its history in 2021, delivering record full-year,.. Read More

Sale of Nephila Capital's MGA Velocity Risk to Oaktree completes

The of ILS fund manager Nephila Capital’s managing general agency (MGA) Velocity Risk Underwriters LLC to funds managed by,.. Read More

Parameter Climate hires Ralph Renner as Partner, Head of Origination

Parameter Climate, the parametric risk transfer and climate focused underwriter, has announced another key hire, bringing Ralph Renner over from,.. Read More

Louisiana insurers on the hook for $10.5bn of hurricane Ida loss

Insurers based and operating in the state of Louisiana are reported to be on the hook for $10.5 billion of,.. Read More

Integral ILS gets new commitments from PSP & New Holland, reaches $1.4bn

Integral ILS Ltd., the insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment fund manager launched by well-known industry executives Richard Lowther and Lixin Zeng,,.. Read More