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Liberty Mutual sponsoring first cat bond since 2012, with $200m Mystic Re IV

Insurance giant Liberty Mutual has returned to the catastrophe bond market for the first time since 2012, as the company,.. Read More

Hamilton looks to Singapore for first full cat bond with Easton Re Pte. Ltd.

Hamilton, the Bermuda based insurance and reinsurance holding company, is entering the catastrophe bond market for its first full, syndicated,.. Read More

Regulatory Estoppel What is it and How Can it be Successfully Pleaded in New York? | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

Initially, it is beneficial to define just what exactly is meant by the phrase “regulatory estoppel” in the context of,.. Read More

Early retro renewals suggest "significantly better expected returns" - KBW

Some of the earlier and larger retrocessional reinsurance programs in the market have received their firm orders or are completed,,.. Read More

Munich Re lifts 2020 COVID-19 loss above $4bn, expects ~$720m more in 2021

Global reinsurance giant Munich Re has lifted its estimate for losses from the COVID-19 pandemic to more than US $4,.. Read More

Core Specialty launches with $900m, adds Addesso & Larson to board

Core Specialty has now launched after the private equity capitalisation and rebranding of Enstar’s StarStone U.S. operations, with Jeff Consolino,.. Read More

AXA XL reducing nat cat exposure, making active use of retrocession

AXA XL, the commercial property and casualty insurance and reinsurance arm of the AXA Group, is targeting a reduction in,.. Read More

American Strategic owner returns for second Bonanza Re cat bond of 2020

ARX Holding, the Progressive-owned parent of American Strategic Insurance Group, has returned to the catastrophe bond market for the second,.. Read More

Hudson Structured exits Compre investment as Cinven & BCI acquire legacy specialist

Hudson Structured Capital Management, the investment manager with a reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) focus, has exited one of its,.. Read More

The 2020 hurricane season - a story of storm frequency & rapid intensification

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season comes to its official close today and two factors characterise what has been a record-setting,.. Read More

Homeowners Insurance Policies DifferThe Need For A Standard vs. Non-Standard Replacement Cost Policy Designation | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

The term “replacement cost policy” is a misrepresentation by many insurance companies about the product they are now selling. Insurance,.. Read More