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Some ILS funds see redemptions, driving cat bond selling pressure

There is some redemption activity going on in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund market, according to our sources, which is,.. Read More

Cat bond spread widening drives ILS fund underperformance in May

The widening of spreads in the catastrophe bond market drove underperformance across much of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market in,.. Read More

WTW expands parametric Mesoamerican reef cover, adds Munich Re capacity

Broking group WTW, working with the Mesoamerican Reef Fund and InsuResilience Solutions Fund, has announced a renewal and expansion of,.. Read More

Munich Re sees 24 month hard market, lowers proportional exposure: GS

Executives at Munich Re explained that they have been seeing a continued hardening of reinsurance rates and that they believe,.. Read More

Philippines looks to reinsurance & parametrics for crop scheme

The government of the Philippines is said to be looking at sources of reinsurance capital to underpin the Philippine Crop,.. Read More

'Significant event' declared as Sydney, Australia floods worsen

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has now declared a ‘significant event’ for the developing severe flooding in Sydney and,.. Read More

Fontana casualty-specialty vehicle hard to replicate: RenRe CEO O'Donnell

RenaissanceRe believes the work it has put into building out its casualty and specialty reinsurance lines, as well as its,.. Read More

ILS market recovered its poise at 7/1: Vickers, Gallagher Re

After experiencing some “difficulties” throughout the earlier parts of the year, the ILS and alternative capital market largely “recovered its,.. Read More

GC / MMCs Isosceles ILS platform in $90.5m private cat bond issuance

Isosceles Insurance Ltd., the Bermuda-domiciled private insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond platform operated by Marsh McLennan and reinsurance broker,.. Read More

Scottsdale Insurance Company Bad Faith | Merlin Law Group

Happy Independence Day! The owners and attorneys of Eaux Holdings were celebrating an early 4th of July on Friday when they,.. Read More

UBS expands pension longevity swap to

The UBS (UK) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has added another £500 million to an in-force longevity swap arrangement, expanding,.. Read More

Catastrophe bond market hits new record size of $38.2bn

The global market for catastrophe bonds expanded by almost 2% during the second-quarter of 2022, as demand from sponsors drove,.. Read More