This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. With the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance marketplaces being document-heavy, UK-based legal and regulatory technology company Scribestar has an ambition to streamline document production and compliance for these sectors and is rolling out its platform globally. Scribestar offers…
ILW market activity rising, as preparations for hurricane season begin
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. According to Artemis’ sources, activity in the industry-loss warranty (ILW) market has increased in the last few weeks, as reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets prepare for what is anticipated to be an active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season….
Munich Re behind Hawaii coral reef parametric insurance renewal, coverage expands
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. An innovative parametric insurance product that provides protection to fund repairs following storm damage to coral reefs in Hawaii has been renewed and its coverage expanded, while global reinsurance firm Munich Re is again backing the cover, which…
Parametric insurance to cover South Pacific coral reef in Fiji archipelago
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. An innovative parametric insurance program has been taken across the globe to cover a South pacific coral reef in the Fiji archipelago, with broker WTW saying it will provide up to US $450,000 of cover for reef restoration…
Jireh Connect facilitates first industry loss warranty (ILW) placement
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Jireh Connect, a technology platform that targets helping brokers place risk more efficiently with reinsurance and risk capital providers and manage the process more effectively, has announced the completion of its first placement, an industry loss warranty (ILW)….
Aggregate reinsurance back on the table, lower layers see more support: Aon
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. A few signs emerged at the recent January 1st 2024 reinsurance renewals that bode well for protection buyers as we move through this year and into the next, as broker Aon highlighted that appetite is returning for some…
One Acre Fund Re reinsurance fund launched at COP28 with ARC, IFC, DFC backing
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. A new reinsurance fund has been launched to support delivery of innovative insurance products to protect smallholder farmers in Africa, with One Acre Fund Re expected to become a source of capacity to back what will likely be…
ILS, parametrics and new tech a real opportunity to close protection gaps: IDF
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. New technologies can serve as a bridge between the re/insurance industry and the world’s most vulnerable, and alongside the use of insurance-linked securities (ILS) and innovative solutions such as parametrics, can help to close the global protection gap,…
Loss and damage fund agreed at first day of COP28
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. In a perhaps surprising turn of events, the opening hours of the COP28 climate talks today have seen a landmark agreement to operationalise and provide initial funding for the much-discussed loss and damage fund, that is designed to…
On model confidence, volatility, frequency and emergent reinsurance protection gaps
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Having spent time in Bermuda and attended the recent PwC Insurance Summit on the island, the equity analyst team at BMO Capital Markets has concluded that the insurance and reinsurance industry is suffering a lack of confidence in…