Tag: insurance-linked securities

April 14, 2021

Strong investor appetite enabled sponsors of traditional 144A catastrophe bond transactions to upsize target levels of reinsurance protection during the first-quarter of the year. A factor of Q1 2021 catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance was the upsizing […]

April 12, 2021

There is evidence that the hard market in catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS) may be coming to an end, as data suggests that softening may finally have begun and could continue if 2021 remains loss free, according to consultancy […]

April 7, 2021

Losses and IBNR reserves related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic reported by major insurance and reinsurance companies have risen significantly during the first-quarter of 2021, with the total pandemic loss reported now nearing $38 billion, having risen by 21% during […]

April 7, 2021

The majority of insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds have reported a negative return for February 2021 after the impacts of the US winter storm and Texas freeze, according to the latest report from the Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index. The Index was […]

April 1, 2021

As anticipated, the April 1st 2021 reinsurance renewals followed the trends set earlier in the year, with pricing generally firm despite adequate capacity levels, according to the latest 1st View report from broker Willis Re. The April reinsurance renewals were […]

March 10, 2021

The evolution of the cyber reinsurance sector has seen a significant shift in market structure to something much more palatable for providers of insurance-linked securities (ILS) capacity, according to Ari Chatterjee, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at Envelop Risk. Prior to […]

March 8, 2021

Hong Kong’s proposed insurance-linked securities (ILS) grant scheme, that will pay a share of issuance costs for catastrophe bond sponsors electing to use the domicile once its ILS regulatory regime is ready, is seen as an initiative to enhance the […]

February 19, 2021

The insurance and reinsurance industry is likely to experience a “transition year” in 2021, as its recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, alongside reducing exposure to it from property and casualty (P&C) contracts, analysts at RBC have […]

February 1, 2021

A number of insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds have continued to report small increases in losses and reserves set related to business interruption claims from the Covid-19 pandemic, we understand, which continued to weigh on results over the last two months. […]

January 19, 2021

In each quarter of 2020, although most notably in Q1 and Q4, catastrophe bond and ILS issuance remained above average. Combined with the previous three quarters, the record-breaking level of both transactions and issuance in Q4 drove annual issuance to […]