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ILS funds the best solution for short-tail cat business: Stahel, LGT ILS Partners

For investors looking to access pure, short-tail property catastrophe re/insurance risk, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund format is likely the,.. Read More

Zurich cedes 10% more premium ($8.6bn) to reinsurance & retro in 2020

Global insurance and reinsurance giant Zurich increased its use of and received strong support from reinsurance and retrocessional capital sources,.. Read More

Speedwell formalises global parametric tropical cyclone settlements

Speedwell Group, a long-time specialist service provider to the weather risk management and parametric risk transfer market, has formalised its,.. Read More

California Appellate Court Confirms the Standard for Bad Faith is Whether the Insurer Acted Reasonably

The California Court of Appeal recently issued an opinion confirming the standard for determining an insurer’s bad faith conduct is,.. Read More

Lloyd's ILS structure limited to quota shares, hopes for use by 'coming into line'

Lloyd’s of London’s recently established insurance-linked securities (ILS) structure, the multi Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle (mISPV) named London Bridge Risk,.. Read More

Aon says winter storm losses to hit record level, warns of climate effect

The intensity of extreme cold events such as the recent US winter storms and Arctic deep freeze may become more,.. Read More

Understanding Proof of Loss for Insurance Claims

This blog is about what proof of loss is in an insurance claim. As documentation of ownership, this proof can,.. Read More

SCOR gets quota share longevity retro from Mangrove sidecar

France-headquartered global reinsurance firm SCOR has put in place a sidecar-like, quota share retrocession vehicle named Mangrove Insurance PCC Limited,.. Read More

Catastrophes outweigh pandemic losses for Bermuda reinsurers in 2020

Bermuda’s reinsurance sector was hit by more catastrophe losses than costs from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to data,.. Read More

Winter storm losses in Texas drive ERCOT subrogation speculation

The size of the estimated winter storm insurance and reinsurance market loss from February’s severe Arctic freeze and the issues,.. Read More