personal Insurance

ILS / ILW retro needed for non-affirmative cyber: Johansmeyer, PCS

As re/insurers struggle to find ways to manage their non-affirmative cyber exposures, there’s an opportunity for the insurance-linked securities (ILS),.. Read More

Announcing the schedule for our virtual ILS Asia conference

We’re delighted to reveal the schedule for . The agenda is almost finalised and we urge you to to,.. Read More

2020 may see record $160bn+ losses, depending on Covid, hurricanes: GC

Insurance and reinsurance market losses from catastrophes and the Covid-19 pandemic already look set to reach somewhere from $100 billion,.. Read More

What Are the Property and Perils Aspects of Business Interruption Analysis? | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

The Six P’s and Six E’s form a traditional framework for understanding business interruption analysis, as noted in The Six,.. Read More

Swiss Re's latest Matterhorn Re cat bond to settle at $240m

Global reinsurance company Swiss Re has now successfully secured $240 million of retrocession from its latest   catastrophe bond transaction,,.. Read More

Some mortgage ILS' triggered as delinquencies soar due to Covid-19

Three sponsors of mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) transactions have warned investors in the mortgage insurance linked notes that elevated loan,.. Read More

Schroder Secquaero hires Mark Gibson for London-based ILS Solutions role

Schroder Secquaero, the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) unit of the global asset management group Schroders, has hired Mark Gibson, a,.. Read More

Niche hedge fund strategies (like ILS) the only ones to record Q1 inflows: Preqin

Hedge funds suffered in the first-quarter of 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic drove billions of losses and also pushed investors,.. Read More

Arch succeeds with Bellemeade Re 2020-1 mortgage ILS on second attempt

Arch Capital Group, the Bermuda headquartered specialist insurance and reinsurance carrier, looks set to successfully re-open the capital markets to,.. Read More

Belize takes parametric rainfall payout from CCRIF after Amanda/Cristobal

The central American nation of Belize has benefited from a payout of its parametric excess rainfall policy, provided by the,.. Read More

Can the Proof of Loss Requirement Be Waived in a Flood Case? | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

In Northgate Country Club Management, LLC v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company,1 the Honorable Sim Lake, Senior Judge for the United,.. Read More

Capacity will meet cedent needs at Jan 2021 reinsurance renewal: GC

While capacity and the availability of it has been cited as a key driver of reinsurance rates in this current,.. Read More