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Turkey earthquake industry insured loss estimated at $5bn by CRESTA

The insurance and reinsurance industry loss estimate for the Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence that struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023 has been pegged at $5 billion by CRESTA, making it the largest international insured catastrophe loss event of 2023 so far. Remember that CRESTA does not cover catastrophe industry losses

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CCRIF members get EU subsidy to help with 2023 premiums

The CCRIF SPC (formerly known as the Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility), has announced a further US $4.7 million in funding from the European Union which will help to subsidise the parametric disaster insurance of its member countries through the 2023 policy year. With the latest US $4.7 million to

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HKEX and BSE Agree to Dual Listing of Stocks

The Hong Kong and Beijing stock exchanges signed a memorandum of understanding to support qualified companies to apply for listing on each other’s markets, opening the door for long-term cooperation between the two stock markets. Under the agreement, qualified companies traded on the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) can apply for flotation on

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Alternative reinsurance capital grows to new $100bn high: Aon

According to the latest data from insurance and reinsurance broker Aon, alternative reinsurance capital, largely deployed in insurance-linked securities (ILS) formats, has resumed growth and reached a new high of $100 billion. The catastrophe bond market has been the main contributor to insurance-linked securities (ILS) market growth through the start

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European cat bond grant proposals set to be welcomed?

As we reported back in April, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) have highlighted the use of catastrophe bonds as critical to support the supply of catastrophe insurance and reinsurance across the region, while also proposing issuance is brought closer to home. While

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