Colombia secures parametric insurance for smallholder farmers, assisted by IDF, UNDP, BMZ
The Colombian government has contracted five parametric agricultural insurance policies to provide smallholder farmers with coverage against drought and excess rainfall, utilising a solution developed by the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), UNDP, and Germany’s BMZ via the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF). According to the announcement, the parametric policies developed under the Tripartite Agreement, a public-private […]
ILS and alt capital remains disciplined amid record cat bond market growth: J.P. Morgan
A new report from analysts at J.P. Morgan has suggested that while the catastrophe bond market has witnessed exceptional growth in 2026, insurance-linked securities (ILS) and alternative capital are looking more disciplined, exhibiting few of the undisciplined behaviours witnessed in the last soft market. Coming off a remarkable 2025, the catastrophe bond market has managed […]
Twelve Securis combining cat bond and private ILS management teams, as Schwartz to depart
Twelve Securis is combining its catastrophe bond and private ILS focused investment teams, to consolidate and optimise its approach to managing dedicated strategies and blended portfolios, while at the same time the firm also stated that long-standing senior employee Etienne Schwartz is departing the firm. Twelve Securis, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) […]