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Scor’s Conoscente: property cat correction expected in renewals

Reinsurers anticipate a “correction” in property cat prices at Japanese and Florida renewals.

Nephila invests in climate analytics firm Jupiter

The Bermuda-based ILS manager has signed up to use the specialist’s climate risk tools.

Post-Irma creep will not lead to model changes

The reported estimates from insurers have increased by up to 140 percent since Q3 2017.

Allstate estimates February cat losses at $151mn

The February total compares with $361mn of catastrophe losses for the first quarter as a whole last year.

• Oxbridge Re sidecar takes $2mn cat loss hit
• Orchid appoints ex-Lockton CEO Lumelleau as chairman
• Artex confirms arrival of Peter Mullen as CEO
• Gutterman joins Shah’s Ledger Investing
• Descartes targets ILS funds to hit EUR100mn premiums
• CEA buys $8.13bn of reinsurance limit for 2018

Opinion

Is the ILS market flying further from its Miami roots?

Bad data can hamstring the output even from well-developed hurricane models

Up next – a cyber cat bond?

Having a common voice – or making competing ones heard – will create a tide of opinion that boosts all boats

Analysis

Florida under review: ‘social inflation’ fears drive repricing demands

The impact of Hurricane Irma loss creep is coming to the fore ahead of the June renewals.

Florida lawmakers tackle AOB reform

Both houses of the state legislature are eyeing up reform of attorney fees involved in litigated insurance claims.

Irma creep continues as Floridians bounce back from Michael

Q4 loss creep from Hurricane Irma averaged 25 percent amongst the state’s five listed insurers.

Japanese ILW rates up ahead of April renewal

New aggregate demand from Japanese cedants may also present opportunities for ILS markets.

Supplements

Investor Guide to ILS: H1 2019

The past two years challenged the catastrophe (re)insurance market more than any period since the Hurricane Katrina era in 2004-2005 – but it is far from clear what the outcome will be this time around.

Monte Carlo Roundtable 2018

What’s in a promise to pay? That was one of the questions that was circulating at this year’s Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous.