This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Marcel Grandi, Head of ILS Sourcing at Zurich-headquartered insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bond and reinsurance investment manager Twelve Capital, believes the current reinsurance market environment and its pricing may persist longer this time. In a recent interview, around…
Stable, healthy reinsurance may persist longer than previous cycles: Twelve Capital’s Grandi
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Marcel Grandi, Head of ILS Sourcing at Zurich-headquartered insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bond and reinsurance investment manager Twelve Capital, believes the current reinsurance market environment and its pricing may persist longer this time. In a recent interview, around…
Inertia the biggest threat. We must escape the market-cycle mindset: McKeown, Vantage
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. In order to avoid disappointing investors and guarantee continued access to capital, the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry needs to escape the market-cycle mindset and deal with the biggest threat it faces, which is inertia, according to…
Inertia the biggest threat. We must escape the market-cycle mindset: McKeown, Vantage
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. In order to avoid disappointing investors and guarantee continued access to capital, the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry needs to escape the market-cycle mindset and deal with the biggest threat it faces, which is inertia, according to…
Climate change uncertainty & perception a challenge for ILS: Minter, Swiss Re ACP
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. As the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market begins to look towards year-end issuance, renewals and into 2025, Chris Minter, the new Head of Swiss Re’s Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, told Artemis that one of the biggest…
Continued market discipline expected: Urs Baertschi, CEO P&C Reinsurance, Swiss Re
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. As the reinsurance market heads to the annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous event, to begin discussions that help to shape the pathway towards end-of-year renewal negotiations, we spoke with Urs Baertschi, CEO of P&C Reinsurance at Swiss Re, who…
AXA XL ILS creates win-win opportunity with investor-backed whole account transactions: Patel
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. AXA XL ILS Capital Management, the alternative reinsurance capital and insurance-linked securities (ILS) management division of AXA XL, the commercial insurance and reinsurance unit of the AXA Group, is continuing to innovate as it looks to bring returns…
CatX hires London-based reinsurance & retro broking specialist Jon Wood
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. CatX, a digital catastrophe and parametric risk exchange start-up, has announced an important hire for the company, bringing onboard experienced London-based reinsurance and retrocession broker Jon Wood to become the firm’s first Head of Origination. CatX’s ambition is…
Aon’s White Rock sues China Construction Bank for damages over Vesttoo collateral fraud
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Aon’s segregated accounts company White Rock Insurance (SAC) Ltd. has filed a lawsuit in New York against China Construction Bank, alleging an “inside man” at the bank had represented that letters of credit (LOC) involved in the Vesttoo…
Clear Blue responded “quickly and aggressively” to limit Vesttoo impact: KBRA
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. The management of fronting specialist Clear Blue Insurance are praised for the rapid and determined response to the issues that arose when the company found itself caught up in the reinsurance letter of credit (LOC) fraud perpetrated by…