Category: Industry Loss Warranty

This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. As losses from natural catastrophe and severe weather continue to rise around the world, analysts at investment bank Berenberg believe this means there is “no excess capital buildup among the traditional reinsurers,” leading them to anticipate a “strong-for-longer”…

This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Making adjustments to the exposure of insurance-linked securities (ILS) portfolios based on inputs gleaned from the early July hurricane season forecast can drive opportunities to generate excess returns in reinsurance, according to a study from Euler ILS Partners…

This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Given the amount of capital in the global reinsurance system, analysts at Morgan Stanley are asking how much lower pricing could decline in the property catastrophe line of business? The equity analyst team that focuses on insurance and…

This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. After positioning itself in advance of the US hurricane season through Q2 this year, the City National Rochdale Select Strategies Fund, a US mutual insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund that invests in industry-loss warranties (ILW’s) and industry-index trigger catastrophe…

This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. K2 Advisors, the hedge fund focused investment management unit of Franklin Templeton, has maintained its overweight view on the catastrophe bond and broader insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class for the fourth-quarter, citing opportunities it sees in the market…

This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Analysis from Milliman concludes that hurricane Milton will end up a relatively minor catastrophe loss event for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, based on an estimate of insurance market losses in the $20 billion to $40 billion range….

This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. While it has been growing its cyber underwriting business, specialist insurer Beazley has also implemented a robust hedging strategy to control the tail, recently securing a $290 million cyber industry loss warranty (ILW) cover and securing its third…

This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Twelve Capital, the Swiss headquartered insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager, has successfully completed its second private catastrophe bond issuance of the year, bringing a $10 million Dodeka 2024-2 deal to market. Just over a month ago,…

This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Hedging and portfolio management actions undertaken by Nephila Capital, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) operation of Markel, are in the best interests of investors in the face of a potentially active hurricane season, Jeremy Noble, President of Insurance at…

This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Despite the recent spread widening seen in catastrophe bonds, K2 Advisors, the hedge fund focused investment management unit of Franklin Templeton, continues to favor the insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class and cat bonds in particular remain its top-pick…