Lower risk and volatility insurance-linked securities (ILS) and collateralised reinsurance funds have fared surprisingly well in the face of the aggregated impact of 2017 and […]
READ MOREA number of trends that are emerging in the wake of the major catastrophe losses of the last two years can be considered as healthy […]
READ MOREEconomists at global reinsurance giant Swiss Re expect that alternative capital and insurance-linked securities (ILS) will continue to grow as a sector and will continue […]
READ MOREThe ILS markets will continue to evolve and flourish with Bermuda front and centre of future development. That was the overall takeaway of the ILS […]
READ MOREThe main rating agencies for the insurance and reinsurance sector all agree that the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market and alternative capital is set to grow […]
READ MOREOn October 3-4, more than 300 attendees from 13 different countries arrived at the Hamilton Princess for Bermuda Convergence 2018 – a networking event covering the alternative reinsurance, insurance-linked securities […]
READ MOREAnalysis from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) shows that Bermuda’s position as the domicile of choice for the issuance of insurance-linked securities (ILS) transactions remains, […]
READ MOREBermuda continues to stand as the rock of reinsurance, according to Kathleen Faries, Head of Bermuda for Tokio Millennium Re. Opening the ILS Convergence conference […]
READ MOREThe insurance-linked securities (ILS) market and alternative reinsurance capital is forecast to take a greater share market of global reinsurance by 2020, suggesting continued expansion […]
READ MORE“Bermuda will continue to be a key international hub for reinsurance despite being challenged in recent years, most recently by tax reform in the United […]
READ MOREHurricane Florence is now forecast to make a direct hit on the United States east coast in the Carolina’s late Thursday night into Friday, with […]
READ MOREA new record for the catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) market shows that the ILS market has “moved to a new level”, according […]
READ MOREAs insurance-linked securities head for a record year of issuance, Brian Duperreault has spoken of the huge potential ILS presents for American International Group. He […]
READ MOREGlobal reinsurance giant Swiss Re has noted the continued and increased appetite of insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors to allocate capital to the sector, despite recent […]
READ MORECatastrophe bonds are increasingly seen as a financial structure and instrument that could secure and disburse financing for humanitarian response in a more efficient manner, […]
READ MOREThe use of insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bonds and collateralized reinsurance has transformed the reinsurance market and conquered the property catastrophe space, according to S&P, […]
READ MOREThere are a number of new domiciles and jurisdictions for locating and housing insurance-linked securities (ILS) transactions coming into view, but they will all have […]
READ MOREHamilton, Bermuda – ILS (Bermuda) Ltd., organisers of Bermuda Convergence 2018, today announced that Dr. John Seo, will be the event’s industry keynote speaker featuring a talk titled “ILS, $80B […]
READ MOREThere’s potential for the expanding insurance-linked securities (ILS) market to play a meaningful role outside of the natural catastrophe space, however, on long-term business, someone […]
READ MORESponsors and investors showed continued interest in ILS last year, with record-breaking issuance and over $12 billion of new capital brought to market, and the […]
READ MORETwo leading institutional investors in ILS said a hybrid approach to allocating to the sector, split between in-house and external management, could become more common […]
READ MOREThe reinsurance industry found itself in a “disciplined soft market” in the mid-year renewals, broker Willis Re said in its latest 1st View report. It […]
READ MORE2017 was a record-breaking year for ILS—and Bermuda again led from the front in terms of being both the domicile of choice for the special […]
READ MOREBernina Re Ltd. has been established and launched by the Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies Ltd. team as a new reinsurance company, with the goal […]
READ MOREHamilton, Bermuda – ILS (Bermuda) Ltd., organisers of Bermuda Convergence 2018, today announced that Kara Swisher, Executive Editor of the Recode Decode Podcast and Co-Executive Producer of the Code Conference, […]
READ MOREBermuda will have an InsurTech regulatory sandbox regime in place by the end of July in the latest sign of the island’s commitment to having […]
READ MOREThe capital markets are becoming increasingly influential in reinsurance, according to broker Aon Benfield, who recognises that the growth achieved by insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialists […]
READ MOREMike Brooks, head of diversified multi-asset strategies at major investment manager Aberdeen Asset Management, has underlined the attractiveness of investing in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) […]
READ MOREThe Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) continues to grow its amount of catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) listings, with a further 44 securities with a […]
READ MOREBlockchain is a potential game-changer for the insurance and reinsurance sector, according to Fitch Ratings, who forecast that the technology will become increasingly embedded in […]
READ MOREAlthough the Cayman Islands tends to be the default option for most alternative fund managers, there is a good argument for saying that Bermuda is […]
READ MOREFirst quarter catastrophe bond issuance saw $3.1 billion in new capital come to market. $1.3 billion of this was for transactions covering Latin America and […]
READ MOREILS [Bermuda] today announced Bermuda College students Bathsheba Jones and Khaleel Daley as the recipients of ILS Bermuda Scholarships enabling them to enrol in the […]
READ MOREInsurance-linked securities (ILS) remain an attractive and diversifying asset class, and with returns now expected to be higher following 2017 catastrophe events and the subsequent […]
READ MOREInsurance and reinsurance companies face a conundrum. Driven by their need to modernise, innovate, digitalise and generally shift towards technology driven risk transfer business models, […]
READ MORE‘Five charts‘ and ‘five more charts‘ were two of the most read articles on InsuranceLinked so in the spirit of democracy and imaginative titles, here […]
READ MOREInsurance giant Generali Group said in its annual report that while it has historically preferred protection from traditional reinsurance sources, in some cases it has […]
READ MOREAccording to Artemis’ sources, mortgage insurance firm Essent Guaranty is nearing completion of a first mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) transaction, as it seeks capital markets […]
READ MOREThe insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond market, as well as wider alternative reinsurance capital structures, proved themselves resilient in 2017 positioning them for further […]
READ MOREThe U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is planning for a potential mid-year 2018 reinsurance placement for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and is […]
READ MOREFollowing the successful completion of its latest, more flexible insurance-linked securities (ILS) transaction, myLotto24 Limited’s Managing Director, Blerina Essen, discussed with Artemis the company’s participation […]
READ MORESpecial purpose insurance (SPI) vehicle registrations in Bermuda rose by 41% year-on-year in 2017, as insurance-linked securities (ILS) related activity drove the number of insurance […]
READ MOREThe Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) has revealed that 24 new licenses for special purpose insurers (SPI) were approved in 2017 – seven more than […]
READ MOREThe use of an industry loss warranty (ILW) structure in inherently complex and rapidly advancing risks, such as cyber and terror, could support the repeatability […]
READ MOREInsurance-linked securities (ILS) investors responded to 2017 catastrophe events with growth and optimism and further expansion is expected throughout 2018, with InsurTech offering some potential, […]
READ MOREThe Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has asked local alternative reinsurance operators to disclose a detailed schedule of contracts written and losses incurred, including within loss-struck […]
READ MOREIn an interview with A.M. BestTV at Artemis’ second ILS conference in New York City, PCS Assistant Vice President (AVP), Tom Johansmeyer, discussed the potential for […]
READ MOREThe World Bank sees the ability of its Treasury to mobilise fixed income capital to fund sustainability as a key piece of its mandate, with […]
READ MOREThe insurance-linked securities (ILS) investor base remained calm and orderly during the extremely active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, and in fact, as hurricane Irma moved […]
READ MOREAssets under management (AuM) controlled by the top 10 ILS firms reached $64bn at the start of 2018, as Markel said that Markel Catco’s asset […]
READ MOREThe World Bank has hailed the “very strong demand” for its recently completed issuance of $1.36 billion of parametric earthquake catastrophe bonds, to the benefit […]
READ MOREThe growth of ILS markets at January 1st 2018 was a factor that meant rate momentum decelerated, as they offered more capacity than a year […]
READ MOREThe impressive reaction of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market to 2017 catastrophe events shouldn’t be a surprise and the marketplace has an opportunity to do […]
READ MOREThe expanding base of insurance-linked securities (ILS) capacity is likely to remain an integral part of re/insurers’ capital structure, and even after the devastating impacts […]
READ MOREGlobal catastrophe bond issuance broke records in 2017 and despite the impacts of catastrophe loss events, insurance-linked securities (ILS) market momentum is expected to persist […]
READ MOREInvestor allocations to the ILS sector could increase in 2018 after capacity was quickly replenished following last year’s losses, JLT Re said today in its […]
READ MOREThe insurance and reinsurance-linked investment portfolio of Dutch pension fund manager PGGM grew in 2017, as the asset manager continued to increase allocations to the […]
READ MOREThere is an expectation that the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market will continue to see a brisk pace of issuance, with the volumes of transactions coming […]
READ MOREThe expected growth of the global run-off market and the apparent willingness of buyers to access new forms of capital suggests the insurance-linked securities (ILS) […]
READ MOREILS managers have reduced their estimates of losses taken during the August and September hurricanes, according to figures on the Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index. The […]
READ MOREThe market’s leading ILS managers grew their assets under management (AuM) by almost 10 percent in the second half of 2017, highlighting the ease of […]
READ MORE2018 is set to be a record year for catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS), according to John Seo of Fermat Capital Management, as the […]
READ MOREA rush of new capital into the reinsurance sector after the third worst catastrophe loss year in history could have “long-term consequences for the structure […]
READ MOREContinuing the trend of 2016 and the first-half of 2017, the total amount of catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) listings on the Bermuda Stock […]
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