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HSCM adds $600mn in Q4 to reach $2.6bn in ILS AuM

The Q4 figures represent an increase of 24% since July 2020.

Brit boosts first cat bond to $300mn

Spread guidance has dropped to the bottom of the carrier’s target range.

Hendrick start-up Vantage confirms $1bn launch line-up and insurance aspirations

The latest appointments include former Markel property head Peta White and former EY partner Gail McGiffin.

Taylor rejoins Aon as reinsurance broker

The new hire has nearly a decade of experience in Asia.

• Lockton Re confirms hire of Aon’s Foreman for London non-marine leadership role
• Further Validus trio defect to Ark’s Bermuda start-up
• Fry, Fascione and Aon working on $500mn-$750mn retro start-up
• Axis Re upsizes Northshore storm and quake bond to $150mn
• Roberts joins Eckert’s Conduit Re as head of property
• ERS confirms Arcus acquisition

Opinion

Swiss Re's fund launch is a bigger ILS pivot than it may seem

Aon's new cat facility points to ILS ambitions from backers

Lloyd's & ILS: Perfect match on paper, but early years stormy

Swapping out agg risk for tail risk

Analysis

Retro trapping battles still playing out as renewal approaches

Pessimism around trapped capital is growing, but low reported losses may mitigate the issue.

Florida market turmoil: The implications for ILS

Reinsurance demand will be up in the near term, but a stronger if smaller pool of carriers would be another desirable outcome.

Minor Q3 windstorms may reap bigger changes in Florida market

Repeated pelting from smaller cat losses presents a host of challenges for carriers.

Cat bond segment positioned for growth; but uptick not a structural shift

Greater investor demand is being supported by a focus on liquidity and defined perils – but sources caution against over-hyping the shift.

Supplements

(Re)Connect 2020 - ILS Roundtable

Covid-19 may have been the biggest talking point in the (re)insurance markets this year but arguably, the pandemic is being overtaken by several other factors – ILS market dynamics amongst them.

Investor Guide to ILS: H2 2020

Covid-19 and ILS strategies: locking down diversification benefits.