Porch Group, the owner of insurer Homeowners of America Insurance Company (HOA) which was impacted by the...
Robust reinsurer earnings help rein in renewal price hikes
A rebound in reinsurance industry capital, prompted by strong reinsurer earnings, should help keep reinsurance pricing in check during 2024 renewals, according to sources and recent industry...
A rebound in reinsurance industry capital, prompted by strong reinsurer earnings, should help keep reinsurance pricing in check during 2024 renewals, according to sources and recent industry...
Article / 1 month ago
Catastrophe bond funds deliver 3.65% average Q1 return in UCITS format
For the first-quarter of 2024, catastrophe bond funds structured in the UCITS format have delivered their investors a 3.65% return, while the trailing 12-month cat...
For the first-quarter of 2024, catastrophe bond funds structured in the UCITS format have delivered their investors a 3.65% return, while the trailing 12-month cat...
Article / 1 month ago
Broker View From the Trading Floor
As a consequence of the hard market, the 2023 full-year results from the reinsurance sector are expected to be record-breaking....
As a consequence of the hard market, the 2023 full-year results from the reinsurance sector are expected to be record-breaking....
Article / 3 months ago
Swiss Re's alternative capital fee income rises 68% to $195m in 2023
Swiss Re's specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and third-party reinsurance capital management division, Alternative Capital Partners (ACP), has
Swiss Re's specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and third-party reinsurance capital management division, Alternative Capital Partners (ACP), has
Article / 3 months ago
Sidecar profit commissions needed to support market stability: ACP’s Tobben
Fierce competition for sidecar capacity at the 1 January renewal led to downward pressure on fees, including performance commissions, in a trend that Brian Tobben...
Fierce competition for sidecar capacity at the 1 January renewal led to downward pressure on fees, including performance commissions, in a trend that Brian Tobben...
Article / 4 months ago
Travelers grows catastrophe XoL reinsurance cover 76% to $3.525bn
US primary insurance firm Travelers has significantly increased the amount of protection it receives under its occurrence catastrophe excess-of-loss (XoL)...
US primary insurance firm Travelers has significantly increased the amount of protection it receives under its occurrence catastrophe excess-of-loss (XoL)...
Article / 4 months ago
Lighter Q4 catastrophe loss slows Allstate cat bond annual aggregate erosion
US primary insurer Allstate has reported a much lighter catastrophe loss burden for the fourth-quarter of 2023, which has served to slow down what was...
US primary insurer Allstate has reported a much lighter catastrophe loss burden for the fourth-quarter of 2023, which has served to slow down what was...
Article / 4 months ago
Hannover's K sidecar sidesteps many international losses of 2023
Hannover Re's K-cession sidecar has sidestepped many of the large losses impacting the reinsurer so far this year as the protection it provides only covers certain...
Hannover Re's K-cession sidecar has sidestepped many of the large losses impacting the reinsurer so far this year as the protection it provides only covers certain...
Article / 6 months ago
Ark's Outrigger Re sidecar accelerates premium & income delivery in Q3
There is evidence from the third-quarter 2023 results of White Mountains that its re/insurer subsidiary Ark is starting to see increasingly significant
There is evidence from the third-quarter 2023 results of White Mountains that its re/insurer subsidiary Ark is starting to see increasingly significant
Article / 6 months ago
Hannover Re expects P&C reinsurance prices to rise further at renewals
Global reinsurer Hannover Re said that it expects P&C reinsurance pricing to rise again, while terms and conditions are expected to improve further, at the upcoming...
Global reinsurer Hannover Re said that it expects P&C reinsurance pricing to rise again, while terms and conditions are expected to improve further, at the upcoming...
Article / 8 months ago