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COVID-19 industry loss estimate lowered to $40bn - $60bn by Berenberg

Analysts at investment bank Berenberg have refined their insurance and reinsurance industry loss estimate for the COVID-19 pandemic, lowering it,.. Read More

Reinsurance renewals suggest "a real repricing of risk" in 2021: RBC

The outcome of the January 2021 reinsurance renewals and expectations for the rest of this year suggest “a real repricing,.. Read More

Catastrophe bond backed EU emergency healthcare fund proposed

A new study has called for the creation of an Emergency Health Financing Facility (EHFF) for the European Union (EU),.. Read More

Marrikel rebrands as Re Square, pivots to offer reinsurance auction tech

Marrikel, the company that launched in mid-2020 with a product offering of a full reinsurance broking platform, has rebranded itself,.. Read More

MGIC targets its biggest mortgage ILS, with $399m Home Re 2021-1

MGIC Investment Corporation is back in the capital markets with what will be its third sponsorship of a mortgage insurance-linked,.. Read More

Some ILS funds continue to set small COVID business interruption reserves

A number of insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds have continued to report small increases in losses and reserves set related to,.. Read More

Queensland's October 2020 hailstorm industry loss raised 6% to A$1.3bn

The insurance and reinsurance market loss from a hailstorm event in October 2020 that struck south-east Queensland, Australia has been,.. Read More

Argo promotes Tom McCartney to Group Head of Ceded Reinsurance

Argo Group, the Bermuda headquartered specialty insurance underwriter, has promoted Tom McCartney to the role of Group Head of Ceded,.. Read More

Best of Artemis, week ending 31st January 2021

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 31st January 2021, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and,.. Read More

California Department of Insurance Reminds Carriers to Cover Mudslides Following Wildfires

Even though California was running below its seasonal average for precipitation, a set of winter storms hit the state this,.. Read More

Court Rules in Favor of Goodwill on COVID-19 Business Interruption Matter

We are happy to share with the insurance world a very positive development on COVID-19 Business Interruption cases – from,.. Read More

Aon & WTW cite alt. capital, disintermediation & marketplaces in defence of merger

Broking, advisory, benefits and consulting giants Aon and Willis Towers Watson have defended their merger, with a response to the,.. Read More