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Pension fund MLC comfortable with ‘hairball risk’ of ILS alternatives
The Australian investor said it was talking to reinsurers about fine tuning catastrophe portfolios as it reported an 0.9% ILS return in Q3.
Opinion
The Irma counter-reaction: Hopes grow that $35bn Ida estimate will prove over-done
Nearly three months on, the event still seems heavily stacked towards residential claims.
23 November 2021
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A pre-renewal silence as deafening as the chorus of the tree frogs
22 November 2021 -
PCS ups its Ida loss estimate by $1.5bn to $27.4bn
23 November 2021 -
ILS Capital takes Helios stake to 19.4%
22 November 2021
Analysis
Post-Covid reopening boosts contingency, but ILS appetite limited
22 November 2021
Reinsurance underwriters and brokers anticipate a Japanese renewal largely unaffected by Covid-19 as negotiations continue to focus on payback for 2018 and 2019 typhoon losses.
Late start for retro renewals as earnings capacity set to dry up
08 November 2021
The retro renewals are barely underway, as a challenging fundraising environment and queries over loss experience has delayed the typical pace of progress.
Sidecar capacity tight after returns hit by 2021 cats
01 November 2021
Sidecars have lost some of their lustre in recent years but are still generally seen as an efficient diversifier.
Aggregate reported losses to date from Q3 nat cats pass $11bn
01 November 2021
Review of quarterly financial updates released so far shows Bermudian carriers wearing major losses.
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Ki secures $130mn ESG-linked credit facility
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Heritage takes 6% stake in Slide in strategic partnership deal
29 November 2021 -
Trading Places: People moves in the ILS market, November 2021
29 November 2021
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Florida insurance litigation jumps by 5% in October
24 November 2021 -
Covea to close Hexagon cat bond at EUR153mn
24 November 2021
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CRC’s Obenauer: Pace of demand for E&S products ‘keeps going up’
The wholesaler also said the ultimate size of industry claims from Winter Storm Uri and Hurricane Ida were less relevant than shock unmodeled loss components.
From Inside P&C
P&C companies are back with more chips at the life roulette table
Despite numerous firms divesting their life operations in the past, companies are again nibbling at the edges.
From Insurance Insider
European reinsurers at Q3: The cat question
Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and Scor have set out divergent strategies on cat as volatility increases and the retro market seizes up.
From Insurance Insider
Insurance market walks the energy transition tightrope
Sources say the insurance industry will not walk away en masse from existing clients.
Supplements
Supplements
Investor Guide to ILS: H2 2021
One of the ongoing trends within the ILS market over past years has been an increasing demand from existing investors to look for something different within their portfolio.
17 September 2021
