All ILS articles – Page 3
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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.
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NewsFraud investigation at insurtech unicorn Vesttoo
External auditors are probing “inconsistencies” at the AI-based broking platform for collateralised reinsurance and ILS deals.
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NewsHard market dampens ILS investor appetite - AM Best
Sentiment among some ILS managers is that the supply of capital will remain tepid for some time
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NewsAriel Re secures $270m in new capital citing ‘underwriting opportunities’
Part of the new funding comes via the Lloyd’s London Bridge 2 PCC, making Ariel Re its first sponsor
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NewsSwiss Re secures $700m in second stop-loss deal with JP Morgan
Transaction offers the reinsurer “cost-efficient capital that can be deployed in the current attractive market”
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NewsAriel Re sponsors third cat bond with carbon offset feature
Titania Re III provides $125m of protection for named storms and earthquakes in the US and Canada
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NewsCyber ILS has ‘momentum to succeed’ - Lockton Re
Securitisation can help ease the capacity constraints of the current hard market
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NewsCat bond outlook bullish as hard market continues
ILS instruments have a “greater role to play” as reinsurers restrict catastrophe coverage
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NewsAspen Capital Markets names Chris Less COO
He joins from Hiscox Re & ILS, where he was most recently in the role of COO
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NewsHannover Re, Stone Ridge in ground-breaking cyber risk transfer
The asset manager intends to “meaningfully grow” its cyber exposure after $100m quota share cession
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NewsMS Amlin APAC renews Phoenix Re sidecar
Secures $45m of additional collateralised capacity after investors show support for ’diversifying region and perils’
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NewsHong Kong unveils risk and insurance roadmap
Markets in the Mainland and Hong Kong will be brought closer to transform the SAR into a ’global risk management and insurance hub’
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NewsNigeria gains parametric flood resilience scheme
Solution will pay out based on flood magnitude with funds targeted for immediate infrastructure reconstruction
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NewsBaden Baden: The cycle has reasserted itself - Flandro
The reinsurance industry is grappling with the ‘most difficult renewal since 2006’, says Howden Analytics’ boss
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NewsHurricane Ian will test cat bond capacity
ILS-trapped capital from Hurricane Ian is estimated at $15 billion to $18 billion
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NewsProperty cat retrenchment is improving market ‘stability’
Most large European players remain committed to cat business, but are moving away from lower layers of protection - AM Best
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NewsUS insurers have minimal investment in ILS and cat bonds - AM Best
Just five companies accounting for 70% of industry investments, despite significant growth of alternative market
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NewsReinsurance pricing correction ‘unavoidable’ - Hannover Re
Large loss trend, pandemic and rising inflation require further improvements in prices and conditions, insists reinsurer
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NewsLockton Re launches Lockton Re Capital Markets
Bankers and brokers will be ’solution agnostic’ as LRCM seeks to access broader pools of capital
