Renewals: 40% risk-adjusted rate increases not enough for some markets
Reinsurance renewal negotiations continue, but we’re told some placement proposals delivered for market feedback are receiving short-shrift, with carriers’ pushing back and asking for more rate. We’ve now heard from sources about a number of cases where reinsurance program renewals are getting sent back, with brokers and cedents being asked to sharpen their pencils, on […]
Cat bond spread levels double since the start of 2022: Tenax
Spread levels in the catastrophe bond market may have doubled since the beginning of 2022, as the market reprices return expectations in the wake of hurricane Ian, according to Tenax Capital. Tenax Capital, the London based hedge fund that was founded by its CEO Massimo Figna and offers a UCITS catastrophe bond fund to its […]
Investors in Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) Are Seeking Innovation and Improve Disaster Relief
Investors in ILS are seeking innovation—they may find it in Africa where a combination of transnational bodies, better data and a desire to structure improved disaster relief could combine with new ILS domiciles. Contents: A growing pipeline of risks could soon be transferred Investors used World Bank bonds as a diversification traditional capital Why 97% […]
Parametric Catastrophe Bonds and Alternate Risk Transfer Mechanisms for China’s Market
Even as countries across the globe grapple with climate change, alternate risk transfer mechanisms like parametric solutions are emerging as the best option. A parametric transaction uses the physical characteristics of a catastrophe event as the trigger. A catastrophe bond (CAT) is a high-yield debt instrument that is designed to raise money for companies in […]
Singapore to expand ILS offering, as confidence in it grows: Minister Alvin Tan
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) deal flow in Singapore has been increasing, showing that the market is gaining in confidence in Singapore’s ILS regime, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Board Member Alvin Tan has said, also explaining that expansions to the ILS regulations are coming. Speaking at the Singapore […]
What is the impact of climate change on insurers
The climate crisis will have dramatic impacts on economies and business communities, but the insurance industry could change the narrative through an innovative attitude to coverage. By Arup Chatterjee Principal Financial Sector Specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department at Asian Development Bank As time wears on, it’s becoming clear that failure to address the […]
Cat bond investment yields to stay at record levels: Twelve Capital’s Steiger
After hurricane Ian, it’s likely spread widening already seen in the catastrophe bond market only gets wider, which means, alongside rising risk-free returns, cat bond investment yields are set to stay at record levels, Florian Steiger of Twelve Capital has said. In fact, with insurance-linked securities (ILS) market and wider reinsurance market capital set to […]
Cat bond investment yields to stay at record levels: Twelve Capital’s Steiger
After hurricane Ian, it’s likely spread widening already seen in the catastrophe bond market only gets wider, which means, alongside rising risk-free returns, cat bond investment yields are set to stay at record levels, Florian Steiger of Twelve Capital has said. In fact, with insurance-linked securities (ILS) market and wider reinsurance market capital set to […]
World Bank leadership put catastrophe bonds back in the spotlight
While the World Bank has been a key driving force in the catastrophe bond market for many years, of late its senior leadership has been relatively quiet about the use of cat bonds as a key disaster risk financing and risk transfer option for its sovereign client-base. So it’s pleasing to note that catastrophe bonds […]
When it comes to ESG, governance should be a given in ILS: Albertini
For the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, the ‘G’, or governance, within ESG, should always have been a given, as the industry needs to have strong governance around its underwriting practices, Luca Albertini, CEO of Leadenhall Capital Partners explained to Artemis. ESG, or environmental, social and governance has become one of the hottest topics in the […]