personal Insurance

Pioneer ILS Interval fund shrinks, but returns beat benchmark

The Pioneer ILS Interval Fund, a dedicated insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused mutual investment fund strategy operated by Amundi Pioneer Investment,.. Read More

United (UPC) names Martz as President, Dittman as Chief Risk Officer

Florida headquartered, expansive catastrophe exposed primary property insurer United Insurance Holdings (UPC Insurance) has appointed its CFO Brad Martz as,.. Read More

AXA XL helps Bluefire with personal auto collateralised reinsurance deal

The transaction is the first personal auto reinsurance transaction backed by alternative capital that AXA XL has completed in Bermuda,,.. Read More

Chubb reports $1.8bn cat loss hit for Q2, $1.37bn from Covid-19

U.S. and global primary insurance carrier and reinsurance company Chubb, has pre-announced a massive just over $1.8 billion hit from,.. Read More

Fragile market, perhaps significant ILS capital trapping, to sustain rates - CS analysts

The reinsurance marketplace remains fragile after a number of years of subpar returns and more recent stresses, which is expected,.. Read More

Stone Ridge mutual ILS funds shrink 18% to $4.1bn on redemptions

Stone Ridge Asset Management’s mutual insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund assets shrank by a further 18% in the last quarter of,.. Read More

World Bank shelves plan for PEF 2.0 & further pandemic cat bonds: Report

Media reports state that the World Bank has shelved plans for any future issuance of pandemic catastrophe bonds and for,.. Read More

When Is The Rental Of My House A Business Use So As To Preclude Coverage For Losses? | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

In a recent case,1 a federal appeals court ruled that the insureds’ rental of their house to a good friend,.. Read More

Historical Thoughts About Property Insurance Over Independence Day Weekend | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

Declaration of Independence signer Benjamin Franklin helped form The Philadelphia Contributionship For The Insurance of Houses From Loss By Fire,.. Read More

Vida Capital acquires longevity life settlement asset manager Avmont

Vida Capital, Inc., the alternative investment manager with a life settlement and insurance-linked securities (ILS) focus, has added to its,.. Read More

ARC pays Madagascar $2.3m as parametric drought policy triggered

The African Risk Capacity (ARC), a parametric sovereign disaster risk insurer for African nations, has paid the government of Madagascar,.. Read More