personal Insurance

Intent to Initiate Litigation Statute in FloridaDoes It Apply to Policies Issued Before the Effective Date of the Statute? | Merlin Law Group

There is a raging legal debate about whether the new Florida statute requiring pre-suit notice is to be applied retroactively.,.. Read More

Experience matters, as ILS industry shifts: Prabis, Hiscox ILS

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment industry is experiencing a shift driven by changing investor priorities and this is playing to,.. Read More

AIG's Validus kicks off 144A cat bonds for 2022, with $400m Tailwind Re

Validus, one of the AIG reinsurance brands under AIG Re, is the first to complete a 144A catastrophe bond issuance,.. Read More

UK Gov committee approves plan to exempt ILS from Stamp Duty taxes

This week, UK Member’s of Parliament (MP’s) approved the passage of new Government legislation designed to exempt insurance-linked securities (ILS),.. Read More

Hannover Re's vehicle Kaith Re issues $39m of private cat bonds

German reinsurance company Hannover Re has facilitated issuance of two new private catastrophe bond transactions, a $15 million California quake,.. Read More

Aetna returns for Vitality Re XIII health insurance cat bond

Aetna, the health, medical and benefits insurance unit of CVS Health, has returned to the capital market and insurance-linked securities,.. Read More

FEMA's NFIP flood reinsurance renewal shrinks to $1.064bn for 2022

The National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) traditional reinsurance tower has been renewed by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),.. Read More

Ownership of in run-off Kelvin Re expected to change: AM Best

Rating agency AM Best has said that it expects the ownership of the Guernsey based, Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies,.. Read More

Nuclear liability ILS deals renewed, as investor commits again

A significant institutional investor has again committed to supporting nuclear liability risks in insurance-linked securities (ILS) form, with the renewal,.. Read More

Munich Re's Eden Re II sidecar downsized to $190m for 2022

Global reinsurance giant Munich Re has now completed its annual two tranche of note renewal of its Eden Re II,.. Read More

Umpire and Appraiser Credentials May Be Called For Under New Policy FormsAlways Read The Full Policy | Merlin Law Group

Following Monday’s post, Appointment Of Umpires and What Qualifications Matter to a Court?, I was privately reminded that some new,.. Read More