Alternative reinsurance capital grows to new $100bn high: Aon
Catastrophes and natural disasters in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region amounted to a total economic loss of $80 bn. A substantial protection gap (the difference between total economic losses and what’s covered by insurance) of 86% meant many disaster losses were uninsured, according to Aon’s Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Insight Report. Contents: APAC Natural Disaster Economic Losses Summary […]
Swiss Re cat bond Index delivers highest half-year return ever at 10.34%
Thanks to a very strong first-half of investment returns from the catastrophe bond market, the Swiss Re cat bond Index, probably the most widely used benchmark in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, has delivered a record performance for any half-year on record. The Swiss Re catastrophe bond Index provides a widely used benchmark for the […]