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ILS funds gain 0.68% in August: ILS Advisers
The industry’s performance was running ahead of last year as of end of August.
Opinion
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Hurricane Demotech peters out – but ramifications will endure
Fiona Robertson
Major loss Ian a crisis for ILS confidence
Amid a wide range of industry loss estimates, it is clear that ILS trapped capital will be a major issue for 2023 with back-of-the-envelope calculations suggesting at least double-digit billions held.
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Major loss Ian a crisis for ILS confidence
03 October 2022 -
Cat bond total return index falls 10% after Hurricane Ian
03 October 2022
Analysis
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.
A challenged property cat market is expected to open up more opportunities for ILS growth – but the key question surrounds whether and how fast the market can attract more capital to take advantage of this dynamic.
Some might see the ILS sector as more institutionalised compared to personality-driven hedge funds, but there is little doubt that the original generation of ILS leaders will be hard to replace.
The industry is sharpening its exposure forecasting capabilities in response to investor demand.
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Insured losses for Hurricane Ian could reach $57bn: Verisk
03 October 2022 -
Panel divided on cat bond fundraising prospects post-Ian
03 October 2022
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International cat losses above average so far in 2022: Cresta
03 October 2022 -
AM Best revises American Family Mutual Insurance's outlook to negative
30 September 2022
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Investor Guide to ILS: H1 2022
The decade from 2010 ran the full gamut of catastrophe loss experience, reminding us that there is no such thing as a "new normal" in the world of ILS.
