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TWIA Board approves $485m ceded reinsurance budget for 2025, 22% up on 2024 spend

The Board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has today approved a $485 million budget line item for ceded,.. Read More

ILS NYC 2025: New speakers and now less than two months to go. Register soon

There is now less than two months to go until our upcoming , and today we are delighted to announce,.. Read More

Allianz sponsors Sconset Re life reinsurance sidecar with institutional backing & PIMCO support

Global insurance giant Allianz has sponsored a life and annuity focused reinsurance sidecar named Sconset Re Ltd., securing backing from,.. Read More

Liberty Mutual's new Mystic Re cat bond sized at $325m with lower pricing

Having come to market with one unsized tranche of notes, Liberty Mutual’s new catastrophe bond issuance has now been,.. Read More

Aon makes Healy Global Captive Leader, with ILS / PCC management responsibility

Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has promoted Ciaran Healy to the role of Global Captive Leader for the firm’s Commercial,.. Read More

Mapfre Re secures debut Recoletos Re cat bond at upsized $125m and reduced pricing

Mapfre Re has now successfully priced its debut catastrophe bond, with the issuance now secured to provide the reinsurance,.. Read More

Farsight Partners agrees $1bn life & health insurance investment partnership with AB CarVal

Farsight Partners, a specialist UK-based boutique advisory with a focus on life insurance-linked investment opportunities, has agreed a partnership with,.. Read More

AmFam's target for Four Lakes Re 2024-1 cat bond rises again to $275m

American Family Mutual Insurance Company (AmFam) has for the second time raised the target size of its latest catastrophe bond,,.. Read More

AmCoastal increases Armor Re II 2024-2 cat bond target again, now up to $200m

Further reflecting the high-demand for new catastrophe bond issues at this time, the issuance for sponsor American Coastal Insurance,.. Read More

UCITS cat bond fund returns average 12.57% after November 2024

Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format tracked by the averaged a 1% return for November, taking their year-to-date,.. Read More

Cat bond market yield slims on tightening, but still in double-digits at 10.31%

As the Atlantic hurricane season drew to its close, the continued its typical seasonal declining trend, albeit at a,.. Read More

Property cat renewal rates seen down 5% - 10%, retro could fall 10% - 20%: BMO analysts

After a trip to Bermuda to speak with reinsurance executives on the island, analysts from BMO Capital Markets said the,.. Read More