Bermuda regulator seeks expanded ILS disclosures

The 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 […]

ILW’s to ease entry of ILS into cyber risk: Tom Johansmeyer, PCS

In 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 […]

Disaster risk transfer is critical to protect development gains: World Bank

The World Bank sees the ability of its Treasury to mobilise fixed income capital to fund sustainability as a key piece of its mandate, with […]

Investors response to Q3 cats shows ILS can be relied upon: Klugman, Swiss Re

The 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 […]

Credit Suisse, Catco push top 10 ILS managers to $64bn

Assets 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 […]

World Bank hails investor appetite for “historic” $1.36bn cat bond

The 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 […]

ILS fund-raising & growth a factor at renewals: Hannover Re

The growth of ILS markets at January 1st 2018 was a factor that meant rate momentum decelerated, as they offered more capacity than a year […]

ILS market value demonstrated, positioned well for future: ILS NYC 2018 speakers

The 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 […]

ILS Bermuda Convergence 2017

ILS “very much engrained” in global risk transfer: Priebe, Guy Carpenter

The 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 […]

ILS momentum to continue in 2018 as demand persists: Aon Securities

Global 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 […]