Cumulus Re cat bond a new avenue to cyber ILS: Henning Ludolphs, Hannover Re
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. The arrival of the world’s first cloud outage catastrophe bond was viewed very positively, and provides investors with a new avenue into the cyber insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, according to Henning Ludolphs, Managing Director Retrocession and Capital Markets…
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City National Rochdale mutual ILW fund delivers 15.6% return
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. 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…
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Tokio Marine is first Japanese cat bond sponsor to use sustainable development bond
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., has become the first Japanese insurer to make use of a SOFR-based World Bank Sustainable Development Bond as a permitted investment within its…
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ILW market activity rising, as preparations for hurricane season begin
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. 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.…
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Munich Re behind Hawaii coral reef parametric insurance renewal, coverage expands
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. An innovative parametric insurance product that provides protection to fund repairs following storm damage to coral reefs in Hawaii has been renewed and its coverage expanded, while global reinsurance firm Munich Re is again backing the cover, which…
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Parametric insurance to cover South Pacific coral reef in Fiji archipelago
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. An innovative parametric insurance program has been taken across the globe to cover a South pacific coral reef in the Fiji archipelago, with broker WTW saying it will provide up to US $450,000 of cover for reef restoration…
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Jireh Connect facilitates first industry loss warranty (ILW) placement
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Jireh Connect, a technology platform that targets helping brokers place risk more efficiently with reinsurance and risk capital providers and manage the process more effectively, has announced the completion of its first placement, an industry loss warranty (ILW).…
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Bermuda’s BMA aims to better facilitate parametric climate-related re/insurance
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has laid out its plans for 2024, with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Craig Swan highlighting specific opportunities in parametric risk transfer for climate insurance. The 2024 business plan of Bermuda’s financial regulator contains…
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2024 still an attractive entry point for insurance-linked securities investors: K2 Advisors
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Despite some tightening of spreads in catastrophe bonds, overall K2 Advisors, the hedge fund focused investment management unit of Franklin Templeton, remains overweight the insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class, although finds industry-loss warranties (ILW’s) relatively less attractive at…
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Aggregate reinsurance back on the table, lower layers see more support: Aon
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. A few signs emerged at the recent January 1st 2024 reinsurance renewals that bode well for protection buyers as we move through this year and into the next, as broker Aon highlighted that appetite is returning for some…
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