All ILS articles
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NewsAPCIA: ‘Proactive’ reinsurers fuel innovation as US property softens – Gallagher Re’s Schwebach
US reinsurance broker’s head of North American property says reinsurers are showing creativity as the property market softens, with growing use of multi-year deals
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NewsNorthern Re targets Europe as collateralised casualty comes of age – McKelvy
Anthony McKelvy tells GR the Cayman and New York reinsurer is targeting European cedants for structured casualty reinsurance solutions.
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NewsAugment Risk and Cohen form JV for reinsurance-ILS access
Initial focus is on the US, Bermuda and Europe, with further expansion planned.
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NewsAon’s Pennay: ILS maturity opens new growth pathways
Richard Pennay, CEO of Aon Securities, says cat bonds have become a central feature of the reinsurance landscape, with casualty and cyber poised to fuel the next phase of insurance-linked securities (ILS) development.
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NewsAon highlights casualty, ILS growth and facility innovation ahead of RVS
Aon’s pre-RVS 2025 briefing emphasised changes in casualty risk appetite, a surge in catastrophe bond issuance, and the growing role of broker facilities in delivering reinsurance capacity.
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NewsILS market hits $121bn as cat bond issuance breaks new records – Aon
Alternative capital expands through record catastrophe bond volumes, sidecars and new perils
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NewsParametric expanding in Africa and ILS markets – GC&C’s Edwards
Simon Edwards leads parametric underwriting at Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) in the UK, including an expanding partnership with Descartes Underwriting.
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NewsPool Re makes £100m third catastrophe bond placement
Great Britain’s terrorism reinsurance fund continues to explore insurance linked securities for its retro placements, this time to the tune of $100m, with the assistance of Aon and Howden.
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NewsGAM Investments and Swiss Re strike ILS partnership
Swiss Re will co-manage GAM’s ILS funds, including around $3bn in assets under management.
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NewsLockton Re appoints Paire to lead capital advisory practice
Eric Paire joins from Aon, where he was head of capital advisory for nearly seven years.
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NewsGenerali and Descartes launch ILS fund parametric partnership
Descartes Underwriting and GC&C co-launch Lumyna Twelve Capital parametric ILS Fund
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NewsLockton Re Capital Markets appoints UK structuring, cyber ILS leader
New ILS hire in London joins Lockton Re from rival reinsurance broker Gallagher Re.
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NewsGuy Carpenter on 1/1: ‘strong reinsurer appetite, excess prop cat capacity’
Non-loss-impacted property catastrophe renewals fell 5-15% risk-adjusted at 1/1, the broker said, but casualty reinsurance buyers experienced ”varying outcomes”.
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NewsGeneva Association releases cyber risk transfer progress report
A new paper from the industry body provides analysis about the challenges facing the cyber re/insurance market, through traditional underwriting and alternative risk transfer.
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NewsMapfre Re turns to cat bond market for the first time for retro cover
Spanish reinsurer has structured retrocessional protection through a catastrophe bond for the first time, to transfer US wind risk.
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NewsAon names O’Connell global cyber strategy leader, exec MD Reinsurance Solutions
Robert O’Connell was previously CEO of Bermuda-based Cyber Re and Platform Labs, focused on cyber underwriting, data science and analytics.
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NewsAon names Schultz as global vice chair of reinsurance
Richard Pennay is to replace Paul Schultz as the CEO of Aon Securities, the broker’s ILS arm.
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NewsCaponigro appointed as AXA XL’s head of reinsurance capital management
Third party capital and insurance linked securities (ILS) hire at the re/insurer joins from AXIS Capital and previously worked at Platinum Underwriters and Everest Re.
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NewsILS pipeline from NGO cat bonds and even casualty 'baby steps' – Aon Securies’ Schultz
A lack of Atlantic Hurricane storm activity, with no major US hurricanes making landfall to trouble re/insurance markets since Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall in Southeast Texas on July 8.
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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.
