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December 2016/1
  • RMS to reduce MTR forecast
    RMS said its medium term rate (MTR) hurricane model, which is to be released next year, is likely to show a 5 to 15 percent drop in average anticipated losses in a reflection of the quiet seasons of 2014-2016.
    16 December 2016
  • ILS choice of hurricane model currency questioned
    Sensitivity-case hurricane risk modelling has become the ILS market's standard currency, but would shifting to the base-case scenarios provide greater stability for investors and underwriters?
    16 December 2016
  • Uptick in ILW buying from ILS funds
    Industry loss warranty (ILW) purchasing by ILS funds has helped to drive incremental volumes in the niche sector in 2016, market participants said.
    16 December 2016
  • Legislation leads to life opportunities
    A new regulatory landscape and M&A activity created opportunities for the life sector in 2016, as more companies looked to the ILS sector to transfer risk.
    16 December 2016
  • 2016: a year of experimentation for the cat bond market
    It has been a sponsors' market in 2016, with undersupply meaning reinsurers have been able to exceed target sizes and secure favourable pricing.
    16 December 2016
  • Kumamoto earthquake leads 2016 insured losses
    The Kumamoto earthquake in April was the most expensive catastrophe for insurers this year with insured losses of $5bn, according to Swiss Re Sigma estimates.
    16 December 2016
  • ILS funds: a year of chasing new opportunities
    2016 has been a year of diverging strategies for ILS fund managers, with some chasing expansion in specialty reinsurance and others focusing on branching out into new spheres of catastrophe exposure.
    16 December 2016
  • News digest
    Lloyd's worries; Nine Merchants; Scor CoCo; PSERS adds RenRe; Silverton renews; Athene IPO; Fronting start-up; New ILS launch; Ironshore sale
    16 December 2016
  • Investor news in brief
    Oppenheimer ILS fund gains; PGGM eyeing ILS expansion; Blue Capital weather fund
    16 December 2016
  • Consistent ILS fund reporting standard a ‘win-win’
    Albourne Partners senior analyst and partner Michael Hamer said developing a reporting template for insurance funds would be a "win-win" for investors and ILS managers.
    16 December 2016
  • Nephila pursues Lloyd’s growth
    Nephila's Lloyd's business is among the fastest growing in the market after the syndicate nearly doubled its capacity for next year to £228mn ($289mn).
    16 December 2016
  • Gator markdowns lead ILS spreads up
    Markdowns to the Gator Re cat bonds in late November caused average cat bond spreads to spike heading into the end of the year, according to data from RMS.
    16 December 2016
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