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COVID-19 insured loss reports rise 21% in last quarter, near $38bn

Losses and IBNR reserves related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic reported by major insurance and reinsurance companies have risen significantly,.. Read More

Basis risk of unmodelled losses needs pricing in: Conduit's Eckert

In reinsurance, the impacts of unmodelled losses constitute a form of basis risk and after the last few years this,.. Read More

South Korea urged to establish catastrophe bond & ILS regulatory regime

South Korea’s government is being urged to establish a regulatory regime suited to issuance of insurance-linked securities (ILS) such as,.. Read More

Catastrophe bond & related ILS market hit new high at end of Q1

The outstanding market size of catastrophe bonds and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) continued to grow in the first-quarter of 2021,,.. Read More

Busy Atlantic hurricane season forecast for 2021: Accuweather

The Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to be another busy one in 2021, with more than 16 named tropical storms,.. Read More

Florida set for some of the steepest NFIP flood insurance rate rises

Florida is set to experience some of the steepest increases in rates and pricing of flood insurance coverage under the,.. Read More

Japan's M7 quake in Feb seen to have $1bn industry loss potential by Cresta

The CRESTA organisation believes that the Magnitude 7 earthquake that struck the Fukushima region of Japan on February 13th 2021,.. Read More

Everest Re's new Kilimanjaro III Re cat bond set for $650m

Global insurance and reinsurance firm Everest Re now looks set to secure $650 million of fully-collateralized retrocessional reinsurance protection from,.. Read More

Aeolus hires Lancashire's Andy Richardson as a Portfolio Manager

Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the Bermuda based reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused investment fund manager, has announced a senior,.. Read More

Leadenhall in $60m debt financing for health insurer Friday Health Plans

Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP, the London headquartered specialist insurance linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance related investments manager, is providing $60,.. Read More

Hong Kong ILS regulatory regime effective, ironing out implementation details

Changes to Hong Kong’s insurance and reinsurance market regulation came into effect on March 29th, including the new regulatory regime,.. Read More