Asia offers many opportunities for the ILS market: Sangiorgio, Twelve Securis
As Twelve Securis continues to expand its presence across Asia, which includes setting up two new distribution partnerships in Taiwan, Vittorio Sangiorgio, who serves as Head of Investment Solutions at the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has emphasised how the region offers many opportunities for the ILS market to further expand and grow. […]
Fermat Capital Management launches Cat Bond PIE Fund for New Zealand investors
Fermat Capital Management has launched a new strategy specifically for investors in New Zealand, with the Fermat Cat Bond PIE Fund becoming the first cat bond fund structured in the tax efficient Portfolio Investment Entities format. In recent year’s, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager has been broadening its distribution reach […]
IDB arranges its first parametric catastrophe swap for Belize, Swiss Re backs it
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has successfully arranged its first sovereign parametric catastrophe swap transaction, securing $20 million of hurricane risk transfer for Belize, underwritten by global reinsurance firm Swiss Re. This first of its kind transaction to be facilitated by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is seen as an important step in bringing more […]
Samoa adaptation plan calls for regional cat bond, expansion of Pacific parametric coverage
A national adaptation plan produced for the government of south Pacific island nation Samoa calls for scaling up of parametric protection across the region, as well as for existing risk pools to cover more perils, while also suggesting a regional catastrophe bond should be planned to provide risk capacity in future. Samoa already has a […]
US severe convective storm (SCS) industry losses exceed $35bn in 2026 so far: Gallagher Re
According to reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, year-to-date industry losses from US severe convective storms in 2026 have accelerated and climbed above $35 billion, as the peril’s quieter start to the opening months of the year have since given way to prolific activity. The broker has recently published a new event commentary report, covering the considerable […]
Rise of alternative capital will create greater space for financial investors: Guy Carpenter’s Rousseau
As alternative reinsurance capital, so that deployed through insurance-linked securities (ILS) and related collateralized structures, continues to expand and gain momentum across the reinsurance market, this pace is expected to continue, and according to Laurent Rousseau of broker Guy Carpenter, this will lead to a greater space for financial investors. Rousseau, who serves as CEO […]
Liberty Mutual Re makes sensor-triggered parametric earthquake payout in Peru
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has issued a parametric payout for the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Peru in May and activated Safehub’s Shake Network trigger. The earthquake that struck Ica, Peru, on May 19th, 2026, generated significant ground acceleration levels across multiple client locations. The policy, which is […]
August 9th – 11th US Midwest SCS outbreak may rank as a top-10 industry loss: Guy Carpenter
Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorm activity that struck the Midwest of the United States earlier this month is seen as having the potential to result in a top-10 severe weather insurance industry loss event, which implies that the cost could be around $5.1 billion or higher to the market, according to broker Guy Carpenter. Between […]
Maturing alternative capital partnerships help reinsurers exceed cost of capital: AM Best
Reinsurers are benefiting from maturing partnerships with alternative capital providers, helping them to consistently exceed their capital costs, a new report from rating agency AM Best has highlighted. For the third consecutive year, global reinsurers have generated returns well above the cost of capital, which AM Best states is due to positive underwriting results that […]
Global data centre insurance market projected to exceed $24bn by 2030: Allianz Commercial
The global data centre insurance market is projected to grow from currently around US $11 billion to more than $24 billion by 2030, which comes as the market continues to drive an influx of infrastructure risks and opportunities, according to Allianz Commercial, the commercial insurance business of Allianz Group. The company states that this growth […]