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3 factors driving insurance rates higher

In the first quarter of 2019, insurance rates rose 2% on average and appear to be on the rise for the foreseeable future...

Willis Towers Watson / Article / 13 days ago
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Alternative Capital

Willis Re Securities completes EUR 120 million ‘Hexagon II Reinsurance DAC’ catastrophe bond for Covéa

Willis Re Securities has announced that it has structured and placed EUR 120 million of insurance-linked securities (ILS) to provide reinsurance capacity for Covéa Mutual Insurance Group (“Covéa”), France’s largest domestic P&C insurance group...

Willis Towers Watson / Hosted articles / 21 days ago
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The Terrorism Pool Index 2019

A review of terrorism insurance programs in selected countries...

Willis Towers Watson / Report / 28 days ago
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Q3 non-life ILS capacity at near-record high of $27.3 billion

The value of non-life capacity issued and outstanding at the end of the third quarter was at a near-record high of $27.3 billion...

Willis Towers Watson / Hosted articles / 1 month ago
Alternative Capital

ILS Achieves Dynamic Equilibrium: ILS Market Update Q3 2019

Going into Q4 and with 2020 just around the corner, the insurance linked securities (ILS) market is in dynamic equilibrium and positioned well...

Willis Towers Watson / Report / 1 month ago
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Retro capacity "tight but sufficient" for 1/1 2020 renewals: Willis Re’s Moore - Artemis

Capacity for retrocessional reinsurance is expected to remain tight at the upcoming January 2020 renewal season, but will still prove sufficient, Graeme...

Willis Towers Watson / Article / 3 months ago
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Willis Re Reinsurance Market Report: Results for half-year 2019

Total reinsurance dedicated capital increases 8%...

Willis Towers Watson / Report / 3 months ago
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ILS market slow to return to normal

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market declined year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, with just below $1.7 billion of non-life ILS capacity issued through 11 cat bonds, down from $6.2 billion and $4.0 billion in Q2 2017 and 2018 respectively...

Willis Towers Watson / Hosted articles / 4 months ago
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ILS Market Update: Slow return to normal

Reinsurance is viewed as a relationship business, and capital markets are viewed as purely transactional. Reality tells a different story...

Willis Towers Watson / Report / 4 months ago
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Willis Re 1st View: A Discerning Market - July 1, 2019

After a hesitant start in January and a slightly more robust response in April, the June 1st and July 1st renewal season has witnessed tangible pricing momentum...

Willis Towers Watson / Report / 5 months ago
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