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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. -
Research by sister title Inside P&C shows the top three homeowners carrier exposures by county for forecast highest impact areas.
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Cat 4 Hurricane Charley made landfall on Florida’s west coast in 2004, while Tarpon Springs (1921) was the last major storm to hit Tampa.
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Reinsurers are better positioned to face this storm from a financial point of view – to Florida state’s detriment – but how capital providers will react to a loss is the wildcard.
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With investor fundraising prospects challenged due to macro factors, there are questions over how much US demand growth the ILS market can absorb.
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How much capacity is available to meet rising cat reinsurance demands was a key theme throughout this year’s Rendez-Vous.
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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.
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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.
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The firm hopes to offer investors legacy and live risk in the future.
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Industry experts told Trading Risk why underwriting guidelines and trust in counterparty management teams are essential.
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The industry is sharpening its exposure forecasting capabilities in response to investor demand.
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Some reinsurers emerged as increasingly positive on the cat space, despite generally subdued risk appetites.
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