Generali updates insurance-linked securities framework to “green, social & sustainable”
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Italian and global insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. has revised its framework for green catastrophe bonds to incorporate updates and expand its scope, now publishing a Green, Social and Sustainability Insurance-linked Securities Framework in its place. Generali was…
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Long-term investors well compensated for taking on hurricane risk: Schwartz, Twelve Capital
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. With the Atlantic hurricane season officially underway as of June 1st and forecasts calling for a particularly active year, insurance-linked securities investment manager Twelve Capital believes investors with a long-term view are well-compensated for shouldering this exposure. Speaking…
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Cat bonds certainly have a place around Conduit Re’s traditional retro arrangements: CEO Carvey
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. After a successful foray into the catastrophe bond market in 2023 with the $100 million Stabilitas Re Ltd. (Series 2023-1) transaction, Bermudian reinsurer Conduit Re continues to explore the space, according to CEO Trevor Carvey. Artemis spoke with…
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World Bank & EC call for scaled up European disaster risk transfer & cat bonds
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. In a string of research reports, the World Bank Group and European Commission call on governments across Europe to utilise more in the way of disaster risk transfer and insurance to reduce the pressure from weather and natural…
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Cat bond market has found a healthy balance for investors and issuers: Acrisure Re
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. The maturity and importance of the catastrophe bond product has seen the asset class become more than just another option and develop into a strategic, tactical play for both investors and issuers, according to experts at Acrisure Re.…
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Parametric structures minimise or eliminate limitations of ILWs: Skyline Partners
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. 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…
Read MoreAcrisure Re plans to broaden access to the cat bond market: Witteveen & Kriesch
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Reinsurance broker Acrisure Re’s entry into the catastrophe bond space was driven by strong client demand, and as the offering continues to gain traction less than a year after inception, there’s anticipation that new, different sponsors will enter…
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Volume of cat bond issuance a testament to maturity of asset class: Prabis, Hiscox Re & ILS
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Investor and issuer interest in the catastrophe bond product remains strong amid healthy market dynamics, and the expectation is that 2024 will be another record year for the space, according to Vincent Prabis, Managing Principal, ILS at Hiscox…
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ILS market yield potential remains attractive, cat bonds still top-pick: K2 Advisors
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. K2 Advisors, the hedge fund focused investment management unit of Franklin Templeton, believes that the forward-looking total yield potential of insurance-linked securities (ILS) remains attractive despite recent spread tightening, leading the manager to keep catastrophe bonds as its…
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Banque Bonhôte launches ESG fund strategy incorporating catastrophe bonds
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Banque Bonhôte & Cie, a Swiss private bank, investment firm and wealth manager, has announced the launch of a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused fund strategy that will incorporate catastrophe bonds as one of its allocations.…
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