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Almost $20bn of reinsurance capital raised, more to come in 2021: Flandro

Close to US $20 billion of new capital was raised by the global reinsurance market and new start-up entrants in,.. Read More

ILS demonstrates resilience, reinsurance capital grows at 1/1: Guy Carpenter

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market and in particular catastrophe bonds demonstrated their resiliency around the key 1/1 January reinsurance renewals,,.. Read More

MS Amlin behind Phoenix 1 Re, the first Asian cat risk focused sidecar

It turns out that MS Amlin was the sponsor behind the recently completed , which appears to have been the,.. Read More

On complex renewals, non-concurrency & the need for tech in reinsurance

The January 2021 reinsurance renewals were a more complex affair, which resulted in a trend to more non-concurrency in placements,,.. Read More

FEMA renews $1.153bn of traditional NFIP flood reinsurance for 2021

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has renewed the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) traditional reinsurance program at the,.. Read More

Retro issues moderated by new capital, leaving disappointment for some

The expected capacity shortage in the retrocessional reinsurance market did not materialise to the degree anticipated at the January 2021,.. Read More

Fermat Capital Management lifts cat bond & ILS assets to $7.5bn

Fermat Capital Management LLC, the Westport, Connecticut headquartered investment fund manager that, has lifted its catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities,.. Read More

Trapped ILS capital COVID issues largely postponed beyond renewal

Issues related to the potential for insurance-linked securities (ILS) collateral to be trapped, because of uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic,.. Read More

David Altmaier Starts 2021 With Growing Accomplishment

David Altmaier is Florida’s Insurance Commissioner. On January 21, he becomes the President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.,.. Read More

If Aon / WTW leads to divestitures, AJG seen as "best fit" for Willis Re: KBW

With the merger of insurance and reinsurance broking giants Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) coming under increased scrutiny from,.. Read More

Property cat reinsurance up 6%, retrocession up 13% at Jan renewal: Howden

Global risk-adjusted property catastrophe reinsurance rates-on-line rose by an estimated 6% at the January 2021 reinsurance renewals, according to analysis,.. Read More