Hannover Re Capital Partners build-out continues, looking to broaden investor base
Hannover Re is continuing to build-out its Bermuda-based insurance-linked securities (ILS) platform Hannover Re Capital Partners in 2026, with funds deployed for partnering investors already, the team being strengthened and a goal to onboard more investors while establishing new structures to support a range of investment opportunities. The global reinsurance firm launched its Hannover Re […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Colombia secures parametric insurance for smallholder farmers, assisted by IDF, UNDP, BMZ
The Colombian government has contracted five parametric agricultural insurance policies to provide smallholder farmers with coverage against drought and excess rainfall, utilising a solution developed by the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), UNDP, and Germany’s BMZ via the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF). According to the announcement, the parametric policies developed under the Tripartite Agreement, a public-private […]
Twelve Securis combining cat bond and private ILS management teams, as Schwartz to depart
Twelve Securis is combining its catastrophe bond and private ILS focused investment teams, to consolidate and optimise its approach to managing dedicated strategies and blended portfolios, while at the same time the firm also stated that long-standing senior employee Etienne Schwartz is departing the firm. Twelve Securis, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) […]
Twelve Securis sets up new distribution partnerships in Taiwan, as it builds-out Asia strategy
Twelve Securis, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has set up new distribution partnerships in Taiwan with Concord Capital Management, and Uni-President, as the company continues to expand its presence across Asia’s institutional markets. Through its partnership with Concord Capital Management, a financial services subsidiary of Taiwan’s Concord Securities Group, the […]
Combining liquid cat bonds with private ILS unlocks broader diversification: Doris, Twelve Securis
While catastrophe bonds remain an attractive source of diversifying returns, investors focusing solely on public markets are overlooking a massive portion of the market. According to Cahal Doris, CIO of Private ILS at Twelve Securis, combining liquid cat bonds with selectively sourced private ILS is key to unlocking broader diversification and improving long-term, risk-adjusted returns. […]
Asian Development Bank discussing Risk-Layered disaster risk transfer with Mongolia
The Asian Development Bank is working with Mongolia on the potential to replicate the Risk-Layered Disaster Relief Finance Program it recently implemented for the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, which puts sovereign parametric risk transfer instruments including catastrophe bonds as part of the conversation. Recall that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented its first Risk-Layered Disaster […]