Competitive ILW pricing drives considerable buyer interest at renewal: Howden Re
Competitive pricing for industry-loss warranty (ILW) protection has driven “considerable interest from a growing demographic of buyers” at the January 1st 2025 reinsurance renewals, according to broker Howden Re. Industry-loss warranty (ILW) market activity has continued to be strong, as had been seen through the hard cycle, the reinsurance broker explained in its new renewals […]
City National Rochdale ILW fund roughly flat after pre-hurricane season positioning
After positioning itself in advance of the US hurricane season through Q2 this year, the City National Rochdale Select Strategies Fund, a US mutual insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund that invests in industry-loss warranties (ILW’s) and industry-index trigger catastrophe bonds, was relatively flat in AUM terms. When we last covered this 40’s Act US mutual fund […]
ILS: simple, powerful, and accessible for all
“Insurance-linked securities (ILS) offer a good alternative or complement to reinsurance, and nothing complicated,” said Kirill Savrassov, convenor of the ILS Education Programme, lamenting how ILS has often been viewed as a niche product reserved for sophisticated markets or large financial institutions. “For developing countries ILS instruments such as sovereign parametric catastrophe bonds, are often […]
Why educating the industry about ILS is so important
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) have become a vital part of the reinsurance industry, providing alternative capital for risk transfer, allowing investors to access insurance risks through financial markets, spread catastrophe risks and enhance market capacity. The key benefits of ILS are clear: greater diversification for investors, reduced reliance on traditional reinsurance and increased capacity to absorb […]
Collateralized retrocession use up at global reinsurers, but retro cost put some buyers off: S&P
The use of collateralized retrocession limits has increased among the largest reinsurance companies as alternative capital continues to be a critical source of retro protection, but for some retro buyers the cost of coverage remains too high, S&P Global Ratings has said. In fact, across reinsurance companies analysed by S&P, their January 1st 2024 in-force […]
ILS capacity recovering in sidecars, ILW’s, collateralized reinsurance: AM Best
Capacity is increasing across the range of private insurance-linked securities (ILS) products, as fund managers and reinsurers have benefited from new inflows to structures and investors look to access the strong reinsurance market returns that are available, rating agency AM Best has said. But a single year of stellar returns, such as was seen across […]
Parametric structures minimise or eliminate limitations of ILWs: Skyline Partners
Industry loss warranties (ILWs) remain a useful and well-established instrument within the capital management toolbox of risk carriers, but do have their drawbacks, some of which can be mitigated or removed entirely by a parametric structure, according to Skyline Partners. As parametric insurance, reinsurance, and retrocession structures continue to grow in popularity, Artemis spoke with […]
City National Rochdale mutual ILW fund delivers 15.6% return
The City National Rochdale Select Strategies Fund, a US mutual insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund focused on investments into industry-loss warranties (ILW’s) and industry-index trigger catastrophe bonds, delivered its strongest annual performance in the last year, with an almost 15.6% return to its investors. With a now six year track record for this fund, Kurt Hawkesworth, […]
ILW market activity rising, as preparations for hurricane season begin
According to Artemis’ sources, activity in the industry-loss warranty (ILW) market has increased in the last few weeks, as reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets prepare for what is anticipated to be an active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. As we’ve reported, long-range seasonal forecasts for Atlantic hurricanes have suggested a challenging storm season could be ahead. […]
Our Programme was shortlisted for the AXCO’s Global Insurance Awards’24
Phoenix CRetro is delighted to be shortlisted for the Axco Global Insurance Awards in the Best Training Initiative in Global Risk category. Now its 2nd year, the Axco Global Insurance Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements, innovation and collaboration of the insurance ecosystem managing complex global risk. Following a thorough judging process, Phoenix CRetro was shortlisted, […]
