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Insurance Authority welcomes Silk Road Re cat bond, sixth under Hong Kong ILS regulations

Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority (IA) has welcomed the recent issuance of the latest and sixth catastrophe bond under its insurance-linked,.. Read More

Flood drives 78% of $18.2bn major non-US international cat losses in 2024: CRESTA

The CRESTA organisation, which tracks catastrophe events outside the United States that have generated insurance industry losses of over US,.. Read More

Swiss Re cat bond Index delivers 17.29% total-return in 2024, second-highest ever

The catastrophe bond market delivered the second-highest total-return in its history in 2024, reaching 17.29% for the full-year, according to,.. Read More

Record cat bond issuance of $17.7bn in 2024 takes outstanding market near $50bn: Report

Catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) market issuance of $4.5 billion in the fourth-quarter was sufficient to take the,.. Read More

Cat reinsurance renewals "rational", lower-layer & aggregate appetite rises: Gallagher Re CEO

The softening of the property catastrophe reinsurance market seen at the key January 2025 renewals has been “entirely rational”, according,.. Read More

Federal Flood Insurance: Strict Compliance with Proof of Loss Requirements is Essential | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

January 2, 2025 Public adjusters and policyholders must remain vigilant and precise when dealing with federal flood insurance claims under,.. Read More

Property cat pricing declines 8%, retrocession falls 13.5% at January renewal: Howden

At the January 2025 reinsurance renewals broking group Howden estimates that risk-adjusted pricing for property catastrophe treaty business declined by,.. Read More

Silk Road Re cat bond achieves "effective diversification" for Taiping Re: CEO

, the debut catastrophe bond sponsored recently by Taiping Re and issued out of Hong Kong, has helped the reinsurance,.. Read More

Happy New Year 2025! | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

January 1, 2025 This New Year has me thinking about a post I wrote twelve years ago, Oh the Places,.. Read More

Arch Re hires Mt. Logan's Chase as Deputy General Counsel, Capital Partners & Reinsurance

Arch Re, the reinsurance underwriting arm of global re/insurer Arch Capital Group, has hired Nicole Chase who was most recently,.. Read More

Galapagos Capital gets SUSEP authorisation for SSPE structure to issue ILS in Brazil

Galapagos Capital has now received the expected official authorisation from Brazil’s insurance regulator SUSEP to establish its own Sociedades Seguradoras,.. Read More

The Hidden Health Risks in Fire-Surviving Structures | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

December 31, 2024 The University of Colorado Boulder has published two new research papers examining the air quality inside homes,.. Read More