All ILS articles
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NewsSCS can pose a challenge or an opportunity for ILS markets – Acrisure Re
Severe convective storm is emerging as one of the most significant catastrophe perils facing the US insurance market, rising from secondary to the bulk of nat cat claims in consecutive loss years, with rising losses driven less by changing weather patterns than by structural shifts in exposure
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NewsLondon Matters: Talent warning as London market tops $187bn
London’s commercial and specialty re/insurance market has doubled in size in a decade, lifting its global share to 8.7%, but the LMG warns that faster-growing rivals and an emerging talent gap could threaten its position.
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NewsSevere convective storms emerge as costliest insured peril of the century, Aon says
New report shows frequent weather events are reshaping loss patterns and reinforcing the need for physical and financial resilience
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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.
