personal Insurance

Investors welcomed subrogation feature of Topanga Re cat bond: Swiss Re's Monnier

According to Jean-Louis Monnier, head of retrocession & ILS structuring at Swiss Re Capital Markets, an “innovative subrogation extension mechanism”,.. Read More

New Tailwind Re cat bond from AIG's Validus could hit $425m

The new catastrophe bond issuance being sponsored by Validus, the Bermuda headquartered reinsurance underwriting arm of AIG, looks likely to,.. Read More

Alpina Capital gets approval to manage collective assets

Alpina Capital, the asset manager that took over the management and distribution of the Falcon Private Bank catastrophe bond funds,,.. Read More

What is the Michigan Law on Misrepresentation in the Application for Property Insurance? Can a Wrong Answer About Taxes Void the Policy? | Merlin Law Group

Insurance applications are extremely important. An otherwise covered claim can be denied because of an application error. A recent case1,.. Read More

CATCo retro fund gains again, NAVs now 148% & 231% higher than lows

The CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd., the listed, retrocession focused insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund strategy managed by Markel CATCo Investment,.. Read More

NN Groups first Orange Capital Re cat bond priced at low-end of guidance

Netherland’s based insurer NN Group, or Nationale-Nederlanden, has now successfully secured its first slice of catastrophe bond backed reinsurance protection,,.. Read More

Aspen re-organises underwriting, reinsurance & Bermuda leadership

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, the Bermuda headquartered insurance and reinsurance underwriter, has announced a range of changes to its senior,.. Read More

Homeowners Insurance: What Is an "Act of God"? - Jack Stone Insurance Agency

Reading a homeowners insurance policy for many is like looking at a book written in a different language that is,.. Read More

New Titania cat bond shows Ariel Re's commitment to delivering value: CEO Mather

The recently completed $175 million   catastrophe bond issuance is an example of Ariel Re showing its “commitment to delivering,.. Read More

Catastrophe bonds softer in 2021, but investors holding the line on pricing

As we’ve been documenting in recent weeks during our normal coverage of every new issuance, there is clear evidence that,.. Read More

California Policyholders Need to Cooperate with Their Insurers Following a Property Loss. What Does That Mean? | Merlin Law Group

“Please do this, tell us that and please send us these documents.” Every day I hear this from potential clients,,.. Read More

Philippines requests cat bond event calculation for typhoon Rai (Odette)

The Philippines Government Treasury department has now issued a notice to the calculation agent requesting that an assessment be made,.. Read More