New Lloyd’s Insurer Inigo Issues Inaugural Catastrophe Bond April 8, 2022 Inigo Ltd., the new Lloyd’s insurer, has entered the catastrophe bond market for the first time, less than 18 months...
MS Amlin Launches 2nd Asia-Focused Special Purpose Reinsurance Vehicle for ILS January 6, 2022 MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s global specialty re/insurer, announced its Singapore-based operation has launched its second local...
Investors in Insurance-Linked Securities Seek to Avoid Exposure to Secondary Perils September 28, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Investors in insurance-linked securities are leaning toward structured catastrophe bonds rather than broader ILS instruments to steer away from unexpected...
Catastrophe Bond Market Breaks New Record with $8.5 Billion of Securities Issued August 18, 2021 Catastrophe bonds broke a record during the first half of the year with about $8.5 billion of new securities issued,...
Catastrophe Bonds Positioned to Tap Into Demand for Socially Responsible Investments April 5, 2021 By Tasos Vossos Catastrophe bonds are being hailed as the next frontier for socially responsible investing. Such debt, which insures against natural disasters...
Property Catastrophe Bond Placement Reaches Record in 2020 and Q4: Aon February 4, 2021 Approximately $11 billion of property catastrophe bond limit was placed in 2020, the highest on record, according to a new...
COVID-19 Couldn’t Stop Robust Quarter for ILS Issuance: Aon July 31, 2020 Usage of insurance linked securities the first six months of 2020 is already 20% higher than all of 2019, underscoring...
Complex Financial Products Aren’t the Solution to Climate Change or Pandemic: Opinion May 8, 2020 By Kate Mackenzie, Bloomberg Opinion Almost exactly four years ago the World Bank announced a pioneering project, the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility, designed to develop...
Catastrophe Bond Prices Signal Coronavirus Nearing Pandemic Status February 28, 2020 By Tasos Vossos The World Health Organization says the coronavirus isn’t yet a global pandemic. Bonds that insure against just such a catastrophe...
Hamilton Rebrands ILS Platform as Hamilton ILS, Promotes Ali as New Lead Executive January 10, 2020 Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. announced its insurance-linked securities (ILS) platform has a new name and a new lead executive. Formerly...