personal Insurance

CCRIF & WFP link parametric insurance with social protection in Dominica

The CCRIF SPC (formerly known as the Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility) has teamed up with the United Nations World,.. Read More

Another Illinois Federal District Court Rules That Causation Can Be Determined In Illinois Appraisals | Merlin Law Group

Neither the Illinois Supreme Court nor the Illinois Appellate Court has weighed in on whether “causation” is appropriate for appraisal.,.. Read More

Colorado wildfires burn hundreds of properties

A late season wildfire outbreak in Colorado has caused significant damage overnight, with around 600 properties reportedly destroyed as fast-moving,,.. Read More

MS Amlin repeats Asian cat risk sidecar with $37.5m Phoenix 2 Re

MS Amlin has returned to the capital markets for a repeat of its landmark Asian property catastrophe risk collateralised reinsurance,.. Read More

Research suggests poleward shift for hurricanes & typhoons due to climate change

New research suggests hurricane and typhoon activity may shift further towards the poles, with tropical cyclone zones expanding and as,.. Read More

Misaligned retro priorities drive last minute renewal challenges

A misalignment of priorities has led to some last minute challenges for buyers of retrocession at the January 1st 2022,.. Read More

Pennsylvania schools pension (PSERS) divesting from ILS in shift to equities

A long-standing pension investor in insurance-linked securities (ILS), the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) is planning a withdrawal,.. Read More

Do Appraisers Legally Need to Be Licensed Adjusters in Florida? | Merlin Law Group

A public adjuster from Arizona, David Young, sent me a Florida Administrative matter for my review. He indicated it appeared,.. Read More

AIGs Validus secures Tailwind Re retro cat bond renewal at $400m in size

Validus, the Bermuda headquartered reinsurance underwriting arm of AIG, has now secured $400 million of retrocession from its latest catastrophe,.. Read More

A hard market "anomaly" as capital withdraws: Amwins

Insurance origination and distribution specialist Amwins has highlighted how unusual the hard market in property risks is at this time,,.. Read More

City National Rochdale ILW fund grows another 7% to $191m

The industry-loss warranty (ILW) focused mutual insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund strategy offered by investment adviser City National Rochdale (CNR) has,.. Read More