Reinsurers Maintain Upward Pricing Momentum-But Will It Last? October 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Positive pricing momentum—it’s the favorite phrase of many reinsurance executives, who are hoping that the momentum they’ve seen in 2019...
Reinsurers’ Earnings to Be Hit After 3rd Year of Major Claims: AM Best October 23, 2019 Reinsurers’ earnings are likely to see further erosion in 2019 after another year of major catastrophe losses, which is prolonging...
Artex Acquires Bermuda-Based ILS Specialist Horseshoe Insurance Services Holdings October 4, 2019 Artex Risk Solutions, the captive and alternative risk management solutions subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announced it has...
Markel Hires Slade from Hamilton Capital as President of New ILS Fund, Lodgepine September 19, 2019 Markel Corp. announced it has hired Brenton “Brent” Slade as president of Lodgepine Capital Management Ltd., its new retrocessional insurance...
Electronic Marketplace AkinovA Donates Data Assets to ACORD for Industry Standards September 16, 2019 AkinovA, the independent electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of re/insurance risk, has donated key insurance linked security (ILS)...
Markel Launches Bermuda Retrocessional ILS Platform, Lodgepine Capital Management September 12, 2019 Markel Corp. announced the launch of Lodgepine Capital Management Ltd., its new retrocessional Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) fund manager in...
Insurance Linked Securities in 2019: Asking the Right Questions September 11, 2019 By Paresh Thakrar The record losses we saw in 2017 and 2018 were felt heavily by the insurance industry, and there is no...
Nephila Launches Independent Lloyd’s Managing Agency September 10, 2019 Nephila Capital, the Bermuda-based specialist ILS re/insurer and investment manager, has received UK regulatory approval to establish its own Lloyd’s...
Markel Puts CATCo into Run-Off and Launches New Retrocessional ILS Platform July 26, 2019 By L.S. Howard Markel Corp. announced it is putting its Bermuda insurance linked securities unit, Markel CATCo, into run-off at the same time...
Hiscox Appoints Hughes as Managing Principal for Insurance-Linked-Securities Unit July 24, 2019 Specialist insurer Hiscox has promoted Andrew Hughes to the role of managing principal, Hiscox ILS. His appointment is subject to...