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Aon seeing "demand surge" for parametric risk transfer products

Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon said today that it is currently seeing a “demand surge” for parametric risk transfer products,,.. Read More

Price guidance drops on Hamilton's Easton Re cat bond issuance

The new catastrophe bond transaction that is being sponsored by Hamilton, the Bermuda based insurance and reinsurance holding company,,.. Read More

RGA in

Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) has provided the Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund, a pension scheme and fund managing assets,.. Read More

Izmir, Turkey earthquake industry loss estimated at EUR 55m by PERILS

The earthquake that struck off the coast of Turkey on October 30th and devastated some areas including the Izmir region,.. Read More

Caselaw, Statutes, and Treatises All Agree: Insurers Have a Duty to Fully and Thoroughly Investigate Each Claim in Good Faith | Merlin Law Group

Within every contract, the parties involved in the relationship have duties and obligations they owe one another. In most insurance policies,,.. Read More

Catastrophe bonds hit all-time record, with $10.3bn issued in 2020

Catastrophe bond issuance in 2020 has now surpassed another annual record, as the total amount of risk capital issued in,.. Read More

Arch Capital returns for fourth Bellemeade Re mortgage ILS issuance of 2020

Arch Capital Group Ltd., the Bermuda headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance firm, has returned to the capital markets for a,.. Read More

Best of Artemis, week ending 13th December 2020

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 13th December 2020, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and,.. Read More

How to Force an Insurer into Appraisal in Florida - Satisfaction of Post-Loss Obligations | Merlin Law Group

While appraisal can be used by an insurance company as a method of delaying claims and avoiding complete payment, there,.. Read More

Pro-Policyholder Water Leak Claim Bill in South Carolina | Merlin Law Group

The South Carolina legislature has an insurance claims handling bill which is very pro-policyholder and would severely limit insurance companies,.. Read More

Lloyd's ILS structure to be about capital provision through Members

The impending insurance-linked securities (ILS) structure that is being developed by the Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance marketplace will,.. Read More

How Adjusters Should Avoid The Unlicensed Practice of Law | Merlin Law Group

I am attaching a paper I wrote four years ago, The Unlicensed Practice of Law and How to Avoid It.,.. Read More