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Catco Nav continues to climb in July

The fund’s on-risk investments have performed positively in every month this year, according to a London Stock Exchange filing.

Analytics cutting up to 18% from commercial property insurance loss ratios, says Swiss Re

Insurers can target at least a 2 percent to 5 percent improvement in loss ratios across a range of business lines with use of advanced analytics, according to the report.

TransRe silent on FHCF fronting move

The reinsurer helped Fermat to write $100mn for the Florida state reinsurer’s 2019 cover.

US E&S property rates up by 25-35%

The market is seeing substantial rate rises as more business flows in from the admitted market.

• Hamilton appoints Ursano CFO as Reiss takes new role
• RenRe cuts FHCF cover by a third as Swiss Re becomes biggest player
• Guy Carp wins Cali wildfire fund reinsurance mandate
• Axis edges strategic third-party capital above $2bn
• High Court’s Prudential ruling a ‘setback’ for the UK life insurance sector
• PG&E’s liability for 2017 Tubbs Fire to be decided by citizen jury

Opinion

Are new breeds of ILS managers emerging?

Expect the ‘flight to quality’ to be a slow trudge, not a race

What would a healthy retro market look like in the long-term?

Can the ILS market position itself to turn headline-making heatwaves into a positive selling point?

Analysis

Losses catch up with 2019 mid-year reinsurance buyers

The momentum for rate increases has built up in a delayed reaction to losses.

Negative Q2 for ILS returns

Typhoon Jebi creep continued to have an impact on performance, with multi-instrument ILS funds reporting an average loss of -0.78 percent for the quarter.

First-half cat bond issuance drops by 57% year on year

Activity in the first half of the year was the lowest since 2011.

Demand surge contributes to rising Jebi claims

Ten months on from Typhoon Jebi, there is still considerable uncertainty around why the storm’s insured losses are expected to be so much higher than the initial modelled figures.

Supplements

Trading Risk Awards 2019

This year’s award winners have taken their moment in the spotlight at a turbulent time in the ILS market’s history, making their recognition all the more valuable.

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.