Inflation to drive insurance protection gap to new high in 2022: Swiss Re
The global insurance protection gap, or the gap between economic losses and those that are insured, increased again in 2021, reaching a new all-time high of US $1.42 trillion, according to reinsurance giant Swiss Re. The trend is expected to continue in 2022, with Swiss Re warning that the current inflationary environment is expected to […]
Risky business: Three exam questions from the Risk Pool Summit
The Centre for Disaster Protection works on how the international system can better protect people when disasters strike. With years of experimentation and iteration behind them, risk pools are an essential piece of the answer, offering predictable pay-outs for pre-agreed risks like earthquakes and droughts. CCRIF SPC (formerly The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Financing Facility) has […]
Alternative capital rebounds to record $97bn (again): Aon
For now the third time, alternative capital levels in reinsurance, largely in insurance-linked securities (ILS) formats, have rebounded to their previous high-level of $97 billion, according to Aon. That came against a shrinking of traditional reinsurance capital levels, as reinsurers were impacted by unrealised losses linked to their bonds, triggered by interest rate movements. Overall, […]
New financing mechanism for climate action becomes operational
Helsinki, 30 June 2022 – A new finance mechanism to strengthen weather and climate observations, improve early warnings to save lives, protect livelihoods and underpin climate adaptation for long-term resilience has opened its doors for business. The Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) is a key building block for a new initiative spearheaded by United Nations Secretary-General General António Guterres to […]
London workshop with Twelve Capital and African Risk Capacity
Climate change leads to a larger protection gap of which 96% is in the developing world* Twelve Capital held a workshop with high calibre market players to discuss how natural catastrophe risks can be transferred to financial markets for disaster relief in emerging markets. Against the backdrop of Impact Investing some highlights covered were: – […]
Flood risk already affects 1.81 billion people. Climate change and unplanned urbanization could worsen exposure
Flooding is among the leading climatic threats to people’s livelihoods, affecting development prospects worldwide – and floods can also reverse years of progress in poverty reduction and development. While the threat is already substantial, climate change and rapid urbanization in flood zones are likely to further drive up flood risks. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report affirms the […]
Mid-year collateralized reinsurance renewal rate rises higher than expected
Rate increases secured by insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds and collateralized reinsurance vehicles at the mid-year reinsurance renewals are likely to be higher than had been expected when the negotiations began, sources have told Artemis. Typically, we don’t get any clear signs of price trajectory until after July 1st when the reinsurance broker reports are released, […]
State Farm gets $500m reinsurance with new Merna Re II cat bonds
US primary insurance giant State Farm has returned to the catastrophe bond market and secured $500 million of US property catastrophe reinsurance protection from two series of Merna Re II cat bond notes, with a $200 million Merna Re II Ltd. (Series 2022-2) and $300 million Merna Re II Ltd. (Series 2022-3) issuances. State Farm continues to put […]
China’s yuan and the Japanese yen “most vulnerable to climate change” – Barclays
China’s yuan and the Japanese yen are the currencies most vulnerable to climate change, according to a new report by Barclays. The bank looked at the effects of climate change on exchange rates, saying rising temperatures and associated economic costs could tank the value of the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen over 50% by 2070. The […]
ESG policies becoming critical in private capital markets
Investment funds in the private capital markets sector increasingly need to be seen to be quickly moving towards, or having already implemented, a rigorous environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy, or they could risk falling outside of many institutional investor’s consideration. Environmental, social, governance (ESG) considerations are becoming a significant part of the investor side […]