The total yield of the catastrophe bond market in US dollars has risen by roughly 7% during the month of ...
New Catastrophe Bond Supports Jamaica’s Fiscal Risk Mitigation
Jamaica’s (BB-/Positive) recent catastrophe (cat) bond issuance strengthens the country’s risk-mitigation strategy by providing a fiscal cushion in the event of a named storm, Fitch Ratings...
Jamaica’s (BB-/Positive) recent catastrophe (cat) bond issuance strengthens the country’s risk-mitigation strategy by providing a fiscal cushion in the event of a named storm, Fitch Ratings...
PR / 11 days ago
ILS investors may ask for more safety & security after Vesttoo scandal - Artemis
Speaking this morning at an event in Monte Carlo for the 2023 Reinsurance Rendez-Vous, analysts at Fitch Ratings said that the Vesttoo scandal may...
Speaking this morning at an event in Monte Carlo for the 2023 Reinsurance Rendez-Vous, analysts at Fitch Ratings said that the Vesttoo scandal may...
Article / 8 months ago
Fitch Maintains Construction Guarantee Fund's'BB(lka)' National IFS on Rating Watch Negative
Fitch Ratings has maintained Sri Lanka-based Construction Guarantee Fund's (CGF) National Insurer Financial Strength (IFS)...
Fitch Ratings has maintained Sri Lanka-based Construction Guarantee Fund's (CGF) National Insurer Financial Strength (IFS)...
PR / 10 months ago
Fitch Ratings Comments on Insurance Losses from Turkiye-Syria Earthquake
Most insurance payouts due to the earthquake that tragically hit Turkiye and Syria will ultimately be borne by global reinsurers, Fitch Ratings says. The earthquake...
Most insurance payouts due to the earthquake that tragically hit Turkiye and Syria will ultimately be borne by global reinsurers, Fitch Ratings says. The earthquake...
PR / 1 year ago
Recent ILS Cyber Bond Issuance Encouraging for (Re)Insurers
Two recent public announcements of cyber risk transference by (re)insurers to the capital markets through insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuances represent the potential for a broader...
Two recent public announcements of cyber risk transference by (re)insurers to the capital markets through insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuances represent the potential for a broader...
PR / 1 year ago
Hurricane Ian Fallout Will Test Cat Bond Investor Appetite
Reinsurers facing shrinking balance sheets amid rising rates and increasingly volatile catastrophic losses have effectively utilized the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market to...
Reinsurers facing shrinking balance sheets amid rising rates and increasingly volatile catastrophic losses have effectively utilized the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market to...
PR / 2 years ago
Fitch Ratings Reviews Insurance-Linked Securities Criteria
Fitch Ratings has published its periodic review and update of its criteria for rating insurance-linked securities, and replaced the criteria published in July 2020...
Fitch Ratings has published its periodic review and update of its criteria for rating insurance-linked securities, and replaced the criteria published in July 2020...
Article / 2 years ago
Alternative Investments Boost P/C Insurer Income Volatility, Returns
U.S. property/casualty insurers have modestly increased allocations to higher yielding alternative investments as they continue to navigate low interest rates and low book...
U.S. property/casualty insurers have modestly increased allocations to higher yielding alternative investments as they continue to navigate low interest rates and low book...
Article / 2 years ago
What's going on with the global ILS sector? - Insurance Business
Expert breaks down trends in alternative reinsurance capital...
Expert breaks down trends in alternative reinsurance capital...
Article / 2 years ago
Webcast: Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS)
Fitch Ratings’ Global Reinsurance Series includes a discussion on Insurance Linked Securities (ILS)...
Fitch Ratings’ Global Reinsurance Series includes a discussion on Insurance Linked Securities (ILS)...
Article / 3 years ago