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Swiss pension Nest gets 20%+ returns from ILS and cat bond investments in 2024

Switzerland based pension fund Nest Sammelstiftung, or the Nest Collective Foundation, saw catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS) as one,.. Read More

Investors see insurance-linked securities as one of the best income yield opportunities

Institutional investors are searching for diversification, income generation and also defensiveness in their asset selection, as they strive to build,.. Read More

Hurricane Erick makes landfall in Mexico at 950mb, reducing risk to World Bank cat bond

Major hurricane Erick has made landfall on the coast of Mexico with 125 mph sustained winds in the state of,.. Read More

Homeowners Can Claim Replacement Costs| Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

Florida court rules that homeowners can claim replacement costs even if repairs aren’t done. Read Chip Merlin's thoughts.,.. Read More

Hurricane Erick threat to Mexico cat bond could reignite parametric trigger debate: Icosa

Were major hurricane Erick to trigger the $175 million catastrophe bond that provides disaster insurance to the Mexican government,,.. Read More

Convex targets even lower pricing for now $150m Hypatia 2025-1 catastrophe bond

Convex Group, the specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has now focused in on securing 50% more protection from its latest,.. Read More

Major hurricane Erick puts Mexico parametric Pacific coast IBRD cat bond on-watch

Rapid intensification of tropical storm Erick into a major hurricane has brought Mexico’s Pacific coast hurricane parametric catastrophe bond, the,.. Read More

Advantageous ILS market conditions see cat bonds at 70% of Citizens program: CFO Montero

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has leaned more heavily on the catastrophe bond market for its 2025 risk transfer strategy,,.. Read More

After May, Allstates cat losses reach $1.37bn pre-tax for 2025 aggregate risk period

US insurer Allstate has announced an estimated pre-tax catastrophe loss burden for the month of May 2025 of $777 million,,.. Read More

144A catastrophe bond annual issuance record now in sight for H1 2025

With targets upsized for two 144A catastrophe bond sponsorships that are in the market at this time, the annual record,.. Read More

Raise Public Adjuster Standards | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

To protect the profession and policyholders, it's time to raise public adjuster standards. Chip Merlin calls on industry leaders.,.. Read More

Homeowners Can Claim Replacement Costs Even if Repairs Arent Done | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

June 19, 2025 Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal issued an opinion yesterday in Brito v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation that,.. Read More