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NFIP's reinsurance & cat bonds on-watch following RMS estimate

A hurricane Ida industry loss estimate update from RMS has put the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) reinsurance counterparties and,.. Read More

CATCo portfolio continues to develop favourably, recoups 3% on 2017 losses

The retrocessional reinsurance investment portfolio constructed by Markel’s CATCo Investment Management is continuing to develop more favourably than had originally,.. Read More

RMS lifts hurricane Ida estimate to $31bn - $44bn, adds northern flood losses

Catastrophe risk modelling firm RMS has now added a further $6 billion to $9 billion of insurance and reinsurance market,.. Read More

CEA's risk transfer returns to $9.6bn. Short-term future needs less certain

The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) increased the size of its reinsurance and catastrophe bond risk transfer program by around 4.4%,.. Read More

FEMA starts January 2022 NFIP flood reinsurance renewal process

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is back in the reinsurance market, beginning the process towards a January 2022,.. Read More

Allstate says reinsurance recoveries to reduce $1.4bn hurricane Ida loss

US primary insurance carrier Allstate expects a $1.4 billion gross loss from recent hurricane Ida, but said that this will,.. Read More

Rate hardening should persist at 1/1: Leadenhall CEO Albertini

Hurricane Ida “reminds us that the strength and trajectory is what is important when it comes to hurricanes” and that,.. Read More

Capacity rationally insists on more rate to assume intensifying risks: KBW

Even though the global reinsurance market remains awash with capacity, it remains rational in its insistence of continued rate increases,,.. Read More

Ensuring the California Policyholder Complies with Policy Conditions During the Claim Adjustment | Merlin Law Group

A California policyholder’s compliance with all insurance policy conditions is required for claim payment. Understanding the conditions will prevent an,.. Read More

Collateralized reinsurance rises to $50bn on evident pricing discipline: AM Best

The collateralized reinsurance market is estimated to have grown to around US $50 billion by the end of the first-quarter,.. Read More

Mutual ILS funds take Ida hit. Stone Ridge interval fund falls ~5%

The main mutual insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked mutual investment funds have experienced some declines in the wake of,.. Read More