Hurricane Ian – no matter the number, cedents will trap as if its $70bn: Millette
During a panel discussion at the ILS Bermuda Convergence 2022 event yesterday, Michael Millette told the audience that while the quantum of loss matters after hurricane Ian, with such a range of estimates, the risk is that cedents will all seek to trap capital as if the industry impact is going to be $70 billion […]
The 2023 opportunity looks more attractive for ILS: Convergence
On the final day of the 2022 Convergence event in Bermuda, experts from across the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector explained that, despite the challenges of recent years, there are opportunities out there. To end this year’s Convergence, Jan-Hendrik Hein, Investor Relations & Business Development Lead at Hiscox ILS, moderated a panel featuring experts and executives […]
Hannover Re to benefit from opportunities in ILS & Asia: Jefferies
Analysts at Jefferies have asserted that Hannover Re is set to benefit from opportunities in areas of change that it has embraced to a greater extent than many peers, including the hard market environment, ILS markets, Asian growth and even IFRS 17. In terms of innovation, Jefferies notes that Hannover Re has proactively embraced the […]
The catastrophe bonds seen most at-risk from hurricane Ian (currently)
We wanted to provide a list of catastrophe bond names, for those transactions that are currently felt to be most at-risk of losses after major hurricane Ian’s landfall in Florida. It’s important to stress that this list will continue to change and that any mark-downs in cat bond prices we cite here are averaged from […]
Twelve Capital warns of “potentially significant” aggregate cat bond erosion from Ian
After hurricane Ian, there is the potential for “significant” erosion to aggregate catastrophe bonds, according to investment manager Twelve Capital. In its latest update on major hurricane Ian, Twelve Capital, the Zurich-headquartered insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked fund manager, said that it is now working off a range of industry loss estimates from $50 […]
AM Best flags uncertainties for Sub-Saharan reinsurance market
Analysts at AM Best have flagged a host of uncertainties that may impede the near-term prospects of the reinsurance market in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), despite its significant expansion over the past decade. The rating agency notes that gross written premium in the SSA reinsurance market has grown at a 10-year compound annual growth rate of […]
Building resilience to climate change is of paramount importance in Africa: ARC
Ahead of COP27, the African Risk Capacity (ARC) outlines the importance of parametric insurance on the African continent, highlighting the need for further collaboration with more developed nations. ARC provides parametric insurance services to African Union member states and farmer organisations to pool disaster-related risk across Africa and transfer it to international risk markets. Since […]
Summer 2022 cohort of our course has passed the qualification exam
Our sincere congratulations to the 4th cohort: Timothy Nielander, Shib Shankar Saha, Suguru Fujita, Richard Griffiths, Dewald Cillie, on obtaining “Certified ILS specialist” qualification with impressive average pass ratio of 92% at the exam. Kirill & Toby
Cedent interest in cat bonds rising, prices to attract investors: Shiv Kumar, GC Securities
The catastrophe bond market is very well-positioned, with cedent interest in utilising cat bonds as reinsurance risk transfer tools on the rise, while pricing has already risen high enough to attract investors to deploy more capital, according to GC Securities Shiv Kumar. Speaking during a Guy Carpenter pre-Monte Carlo briefing, Shiv Kumar, President of the […]
Singapore’s capital market focus for re/insurance development continues
The government of Singapore continues to look to the capital markets to push the boundaries in developing its insurance and reinsurance market, with an ambition to further develop the ability of the sector to tap capital market appetite for risk. In revealing a new growth strategy for the Singapore financial services industry, the Monetary Authority […]