Argo pegs Q4 catastrophe and COVID losses at $51m
Argo Group, the Bermuda headquartered international specialty insurance and reinsurance firm, has said that it expects to report $51 million,.. Read More
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Hudson Structured co-leads DealerPolicy $30m Series B funding
Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., the insurance-linked securities (ILS), reinsurance- and transportation- focused investment manager, has co-led another significant insurtech,.. Read More
Can an Insurer Rely on an Insureds Mitigation Efforts to Deny Coverage or Preclude a Business Interruption Claim?
(NOTE: There will not be a Tuesday @ 2 With Chip today due to the Windstorm Conference. Tuesday @ 2,.. Read More
KKR deepens Global Atlantic's "access to long-term strategic capital" - CEO
Insurance-linked synergies are rife in the just completed transaction that saw private equity and buyout giant KKR & Co. L.P.,.. Read More
Life ILS increasingly relevant due to pandemic & regulatory/economic landscape: Luca Tres, Securis
The arrival of a global pandemic accelerated transformations already taking place across the re/insurance industry, which in turn has created,.. Read More
Pacific Alliance hopes to expand cat bond to cover cyclones, floods, droughts
The Pacific Alliance, a Latin American trade bloc made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, would like to expand,.. Read More
At $78bn, 2020 insured catastrophe losses 17% above 10-year average: Willis Re
Catastrophe losses covered by insurance and reinsurance reached $78 billion in 2020 according to Willis Re, which the broker sees,.. Read More
ILS funds deliver 3.51% for 2020, highest Index return since 2016
The average return of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund market reached 3.51% for full-year 2020, which is the highest figure,.. Read More
Impressions of The Windstorm Panel Involving Steve Badger and Jon Held
I just finished speaking on a panel with Steve Badger and Jon Held. I want to thank the leadership of,.. Read More
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
