Howden
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Various trends may work together to hold the cat markets up for longer than some had feared.
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Diversification in perils and regions can help the market grow.
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This follows the broker's rebrand in October last year.
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Arm is based in Guernsey and has a Bermudan management licence.
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Typical ILW attachment points for US peak perils have fallen from $60bn to $40bn-$50bn as the market awaits the final Hurricane Ian number from PCS.
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Improving the speed and efficiency of settlements is required to help the market grow.
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Of $17bn that entered the market in the 15 months to 31 December, 40% was channelled into ILS vehicles.
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The broker said global cat rates rose 3% in the 1 January reinsurance renewals.
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The executives will look to bring the company’s full suite of products to clients.
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The 30-strong segment will combine reinsurance and capital markets with data, analytics and technology.
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She joins after over four years at Securis, where she was head of investor relations and business development.
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European and Bermudian reinsurers are expected to be the most favorably affected by the current environment.
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Radford joins after spending two years at Aon’s Capital Advisory business.
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The broking firm’s (re)insurance market update said growth in alternative capital is a now a permanent feature of the market.
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The broker said that capital levels should stabilise at previous levels, given a normal second half.
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Some cedants paid more than 40% increases depending on Florida concentration and Hurricane Ian losses.
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Minesh Jani will report to Bradley Maltese, CEO of international and global specialties.
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The intermediary recorded “one of the hardest reinsurance markets in living memory” as primary rate increases slowed.
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Tension is emerging at the reinsurance level over the retrenchment from all-perils coverage, which previously offered ‘sleep-easy protection’.
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The correlation between a good ESG score and low loss ratio is strongest in property insurance, the report shows.
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David Howden said insurance protection made the global north more able to respond to catastrophes.
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The product protects firms buying carbon credits from third-party negligence and fraud.
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Bowood managing director Stephen Greener will chair the entity, which is to place $6bn in GWP.
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The appointment to the ILS unit follows news of Howden’s move to buy TigerRisk.
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The broker said the developments could have “huge implications” for capacity, pricing and the market cycle.
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Mary O’Connor joins from KPMG, where she was acting CEO.
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After securing a $1.6bn deal to acquire TigerRisk, Howden said the transaction will create a “much-needed fourth global player” in reinsurance.
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Sources indicated talks have been conducted using an adjusted Ebitda figure for TigerRisk of around $85mn-$90mn, which is far higher than previously thought.
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A takeover would boost Howden’s burgeoning reinsurance portfolio.
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Richard Pike joins Howden Re from Berkley Re, where he was responsible for regional ceded reinsurance.
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Property cat rate increases this January were double those of last year and the highest since 2014.
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European loss experience drove the firm’s index back in line with 2014 levels.
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A new report sets out how to scale insurance and capital for environmental protection projects, for a sector estimated to reach $50bn in size by 2030.
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The partnership seeks to help response and recovery organisations manage the “entire lifecycle” of a catastrophe.
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The hire comes after the intermediary agreed to buy Bermudian business Foram.
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Howden said passing risks onto governments would degrade the value of the insurance industry.
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