personal Insurance

GC / MMCs Isosceles ILS platform in $25m private cat bond issuance

Isosceles Insurance Limited, the transformer and segregated cell structure operated by Marsh & McLennan Companies and reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter,.. Read More

CATCo gets another $68.9m of trapped collateral back from side pockets

The winding down and running-off of Markel CATCo Investment Management’s retrocession focused investment fund, the CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd.,,.. Read More

Best of Artemis, week ending 20th September 2020

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 20th September 2020, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and,.. Read More

Teddy aims storm-force winds at Bermuda, storm Beta a Gulf rain & flood threat

Hurricane Teddy is a large and significant storm but thankfully looks set to pass to the east of Bermuda, although,.. Read More

Trial Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Complaint Based on Virus Exclusion in Policy | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

As the year goes on, state and federal trial courts will continue to tackle legal issues brought on by COVID-19.,.. Read More

New Mexico Requires Insurance Company to Demonstrate Substantial Prejudice Before Denying a Claim for Late Notice | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

Every insurance policy outlines certain duties a policyholder is required to perform following a loss. However, the prompt notice provision,.. Read More

SEC director calls for greater retail investor access to private markets

A senior director of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for main street, or retail, investors,.. Read More

Cedants increasingly favour catastrophe bonds, Moody's survey finds

Reinsurance cedants and buyers are increasingly looking to catastrophe bonds as options for accessing alternative sources of reinsurance capital, a,.. Read More

2020 could be one of the "costliest years" for re/insurers: Althoff, Hannover Re

The COVID-crisis is “game-changing”, according to Hannover Re executive board member Sven Althoff. He compared it to events like 9/11,.. Read More

Hurricane Sally expected to drive significant NFIP flood losses: A.M. Best

Hurricane Sally’s extreme rainfall and storm surge are expected to drive significant insured losses for the National Flood Insurance Program,.. Read More

Progressive in $80m reinsurance recovery for August cat losses

Auto and property insurance focused Progressive Corporation recovered $80 million from its reinsurance in August, after the impacts of catastrophe,.. Read More