All ILS articles
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NewsDiscipline holds after ‘all time high’ – Hiscox Re & ILS
Matthew Wilken, chief underwriting officer (CUO) of Hiscox Re & ILS thinks pricing discipline and fresh demand mean the reinsurance market is in “a good place” this summer. He is responsible for the reinsurance carriers’ book of more than $1bn gross premium.
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NewsA remarkable year for ILS, navigating capital inflows and outflows – Aon’s Schultz
Insurance linked securities (ILS) markets have reached new heights in 2024, building on a record-breaking 2023, Aside from the achievement of record new issuance, Paul Schultz, CEO of Aon Securities, highlights the ILS market’s ability to continue to grow amid the flux of incoming and outgoing capital – a symptom ...
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NewsWhere are all the new reinsurers?
A hardening market usually heralds the arrival of new reinsurers, but this has not happened in 2023 and 2024. Two analysts from AM Best recently sat down with Global Reinsurance to try to explain why.
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NewsPool Re appoints Aon Securities and Howden Capital Markets as ILS advisors
The UK Treasury-backed terrorism reinsurance pool has previously used catastrophe bonds to source reinsurance protection.
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NewsReinsurance buyers adding to cat limits in 2024 – Guy Carpenter
The reinsurance broker put out a note saying there had been “meaningful additional catastrophe limit purchased” already this year.
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NewsMid-year renewals ‘consolidate’ 1/1 trends – Aon
Aon described a ‘favourable’ July renewal on balance for reinsurance buyers in its Reinsurance Market Dynamics July 2024 report.
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News‘Transitioning reinsurance market’ at 1/7 – Guy Carpenter
The reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan gives its view of renewals made at the midpoint of 2024.
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NewsGuy Carpenter launches Capital & Advisory group
Alexander Schnieders, a former banker at Goldman Sachs, has been appointed global head of capital and advisory for the reinsurance broker.
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NewsLockton Re appoints Mackay to lead Lloyd’s capital
New hire at the reinsurance broking arm of Lockton joins from Aon, where he was head of Lloyd’s relationships and held a senior role in its Aon Securities arm.
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NewsAon names Allen as exec MD of reinsurance capital advisory
Will Allen most recently served as CEO of London Innovation Underwriters, which he founded to deploy funds into the Lloyd’s market.
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NewsAspen and PIMCO launch casualty and cyber-focused Pando Re
Bermudan reinsurance vehicle will participate in Aspen’s casualty, professional lines and cyber insurance and casualty reinsurance business lines through a multi-year quota share, with Aspen as the sole cedant.
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NewsHannover Re issues Cumulus Re, first cloud outage cyber cat bond
Parametrix and Hannover Re cooperate to structure and place Cumulus Re, a $13.75m first-of-its-kind cyber risk catastrophe bond.
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NewsAscot appoints Craigs to lead third party capital initiatives in Bermuda
Ascot’s new appointment Charles Craigs most recently served as Bermuda CEO of Canopius and group head of that carrier’s reinsurance underwriting.
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NewsMS Amlin completes world-first Singapore ILS renewal
With Phoenix 2 Re’s renewal, the Japanese-owned Lloyd’s re/insurer “confirms its commitment to Asia’s expanding ILS market”.
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NewsSwiss Re, Gallagher Re launch cyber retro ILW in market first
The industry loss warranty follows the successful launch of “PoleStar Re” underwritten-rule 144A cyber catastrophe bond in December.
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NewsBeazley sponsors first London Bridge cat bond at Lloyd’s
The Aon-brokered 144A excess of loss cat bond provides $100m of multi-year protection for named storm and earthquake events affecting the US, Canada and Caribbean.
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NewsCollateralised Re yet to rebound, cat bonds lead ILS growth – Moody’s
Rises in traditional reinsurance pricing have caused demand for alternative structures, especially cat bonds, according to a report from the rating agency.
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NewsHard market conditions driving buyer interest in alternative reinsurance – Guy Carpenter in Baden-Baden
The reinsurance broker used its symposium at the start of the Baden Baden meeting to discuss alternative reinsurance structures for meeting capacity needs and the inflow of new capital.
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NewsVesttoo seeks ‘breathing space’ with Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
Insurtech firm Vesttoo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy within Delaware, according to multiple reports.
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NewsHiscox performance improves at H1 – driven by reinsurance and London market arms
“Leaning into the hard market”, the group allocated additional organic capital to the Hiscox Re & ILS business.
