This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Earlier this year we reported that global reinsurance company Hannover Re was assessing its risk management need in relation to its K-Cessions quota share sidecar for the second year running, with a potential reduction to be expected and…
CEA risk transfer shrinks 7% to $8.5bn, as ~$650m of reinsurance not renewed
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) elected to not renew some $648.5 million of traditional reinsurance that expired at July 31st 2024, resulting in its reinsurance and risk transfer program shrinking by 7% to $8.5 billion. That’s based on…
Property cat rates to plateau at renewal, but US & Europe conversations expected: Munich Re CFO
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. At the upcoming January 2025 reinsurance renewals, Munich Re is anticipating a relatively flat rate environment for property catastrophe contracts, but with conversations expected in loss affected areas such as the US and Europe, its CFO explained today….
Property cat to remain very attractive, incremental capital deployment to continue: Hiscox CFO
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Hiscox is expecting property catastrophe reinsurance to remain a “very attractive” market in 2025, according to group CFO Paul Cooper, who speaking this morning said the firm expects to continue incrementally deploying capital to that space. Within the…
Disciplined 1/1 renewal expected, but attachments not expected to reduce: AIG CEO
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. AIG CEO Peter Zaffino explained today that he anticipates property catastrophe reinsurance renewals at January 1st 2025 will be disciplined, but he is not expecting reinsurers to lower attachment points for insurers. Speaking during the AIG third-quarter earnings…
Losses to firm property catastrophe renewals in North America, Europe at 1/1: Everest CEO
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Everest Group’s CEO Juan Andrade said yesterday that his company is anticipating a firming of property catastrophe reinsurance rates in North America and Europe at the 1/1 January 2025 renewals, given the recent catastrophe loss activity experiences. In…
Private reinsurance investments can offer outperformance: Koller, LGT ILS Partners
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Some investors have started to experience benefits from the outperformance of investments in the private reinsurance segment compared to catastrophe bonds, after softening of pricing had been seen in the second quarter, Pascal Koller Partner and Portfolio Manager…
Artemis Monte Carlo Rendezvous Executive Roundtable 2024
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Welcome to Artemis’ 2024 Monte Carlo Rendezvous Executive Roundtable, in which nine expert speakers from across the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space discussed the sustainability of current market conditions and returns, investor sentiment, potential growth areas, and more. In…
Gallagher Securities CEO flags challenges in maintaining ILS growth trajectory in 2025
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Bill Dubinsky, CEO of Gallagher Securities, has highlighted that a key challenge for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market heading into next year will be sustaining the growth momentum seen in 2023 and 2024, given a certain amount of…
Forward Exit Option (FEO) – A flexible finality solution for ILS investors: Zaprianov, Enstar
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Enstar, the legacy and run-off reinsurance specialist, has developed a flexible finality solution for insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors. With the Forward Exit Option (FOE) already put to work in a recent transaction, Anguel Zaprianov explained to Artemis in…