personal Insurance

Positive cat bond market momentum will continue: Klugman, Swiss Re

There is “no doubt” that the positive momentum witnessed in the catastrophe bond market over recent years will continue, according,.. Read More

Markel CATCo buy-out terms sweetened after settlement reached

Markel CATCo Investment Management has announced a sweetening of the terms of the buyout process for its retrocessional reinsurance investment,.. Read More

Good Faith (WKA Bad Faith) Lawsuits Do Not Always Result in a Policyholder Trial Victory | Merlin Law Group

I can imagine some readers are wondering why I did not simply title this post with the words “Bad Faith”,.. Read More

Markel has full-confidence in Nephila: Co-CEO Whitt

Markel Corporation has full-confidence in the ability of its insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialist manager Nephila Capital to deliver results over,.. Read More

ICEYE raises $136m, aims to expand Nat Cat Insights product

ICEYE, a provider of satellite data and services to inform decision-making and analysis, has raised a $136 million Series B,.. Read More

Allstate's reinsurance & cat bond benefits evident in burgeoning recoverable

After a calendar year in which US primary insurance carrier Allstate reported almost $3.34 billion of catastrophe losses, it is,.. Read More

Redefinition of "secondary perils" may be needed: Gallagher Re's Vickers

After another catastrophe loss year where the insurance and reinsurance industry has experienced a significant burden from so-called secondary perils,,.. Read More

Hannover Re shrinks K-Cessions sidecar & retro at "challenging" renewal

Hannover Re faced more challenging market conditions when placing the renewal of its retrocession program at 1/1, resulting in a,.. Read More

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