Swiss Re’s Urs Baertschi calls for stronger collaboration to manage rising nat cat losses
Urs Baertschi, CEO of Property & Casualty Reinsurance at Swiss Re, recently shared his perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the insurance industry in 2025. Reflecting on his personal aversion to roller coasters, Baertschi compared the highs and lows of amusement rides to the unpredictability of the current risk landscape, noting that “those of […]
Kingdom of Lesotho receives payout under ARC sovereign drought parametric policy
African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC), a specialised agency of the African Union, has issued an insurance payout of $2,767,958 to the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho, after its sovereign drought insurance policy for the 2024/25 agricultural season was triggered. This payout was made possible by the Government’s subscription to ARC’s sovereign risk financing mechanism […]
Alternative capital hits $121bn record high. Cat bonds and sidecars the key growth drivers: Aon
The amount of alternative capital in reinsurance supplied by insurance-linked securities (ILS) strategies and structures has reached a new high of $121 billion as of the middle of 2025, which Aon Securities notes was driven by strong catastrophe bond growth and supported by ongoing expansion of the sidecar sector as well. Aon Securities, the specialist […]
Moody’s Ratings develops new methodology for rating catastrophe bonds & ILS
Following its recent publication of a discussion paper on rating insurance-linked securities (ILS), with a focus on catastrophe bonds, Moody’s Ratings has moved forward and developed a new methodology for rating cat bonds and other ILS and is now seeking final feedback before its implementation. Moody’s Ratings published its discussion paper on insurance-linked securities (ILS) […]