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Lowther and Zeng to lead Integral ILS start-up with AmWins, TransRe alliances

Partnerships with the reinsurer and wholesale broker will grant the start-up access to insurance and reinsurance business.

ILS funds gain 0.12% in May amid strong demand

Pure cat bond funds fared better than those with private ILS strategies.

Covid not a capital event for reinsurers: Willis Re

The investment hit to the industry has nearly been erased, while capital raising is approaching the scale set by the class of 2005 start-ups.

Sempra Energy looking to upsize new SD cat bond by 20%

The firm has narrowed its price guidance range, suggesting a higher multiple.

• Arch completes first Covid-era mortgage ILS deal
• Vickers: retro buyers finding alternative 'levers'
• Lloyd’s: ILS capital could support pandemic proposals
• Denbigh joins TigerRisk UK retro team
• Suncorp buys new A$400mn XoL cover for 2021
• Suncorp CFO to take on reinsurance sourcing role

Opinion

Prolonging trapping debate could have knock-on impacts

Reinsurers need a back-up plan to avoid post-Covid fundraising bubble

Will the ILS market lose out to a reinsurer class of 2020?

Coronavirus outbreak may open up ILS opportunities

Analysis

US cat bond losses from 2017-2018 lower than expected

Losses to the Res Re and Caelus ILS series have narrowed from prior investor expectations.

Florida carriers reprice to herd chaotic renewal closer to finish

Multiple carriers had to revise official terms to get programmes home as reinsurers held firm on price demands.

Florida renewals go piecemeal as reinsurers jostle for private deals 

Reinsurers have held the line on pricing as cedants seek to close out deals, with the market showing further hardening.

Florida rate expectations surge as cascade covers stoppered

Reinsurers push back on aggregate exposure from cascading covers as market gets more differentiated.

Supplements

Investor Guide to ILS: H1 2020

Climate change and ILS strategies: reshaping the market's response

Monte Carlo Roundtable 2019

Reconstruction in the ILS market continues, with ongoing concerns about investor sentiment, capacity growth and the impact of retro rates