Analysis

So far in 2019, new catastrophe bonds have priced at higher spreads than in the first half of 2017 and 2018. There was also a greater variance in the...

The latest data indicates that between 2014 and 2018 the ILS fund index would have returned 2.2% in a year experiencing an average level of natural catastrophe...

Despite challenging market conditions, investors continue to increase allocations to reinsurance funds. For now, reinsurance seems to be providing...

If you are steering clear of the yachts, sunshine and champagne, you can still keep up with Hurricane Florence and the latest news from the Monte...

The risk of cyber attacks is one of the few risks where the demand for insurance exceeds the supply. Despite the apparent opportunity, many traditional...

Here are four interactive charts that illustrate the state of the market.                                               ...

12 months ago, a surge of interest in 'InsurTech' prompted a serious case of the FoMOs in many (re)insurance CEOs. This year, that Fear of Missing...

Following a record-breaking 2017, Tropical Storm Alberto has just kicked off this year's cyclone season by drenching Alabama and the Florida...

Many insurers had a tough year in 2017 and the Lloyd's market was no exception. Not only was the overall performance weak, but the spread of performance...

Brokers reported flat pricing at the Japanese renewals on April 1 while the latest pricing in the catastrophe bond and ILW markets shows the impact...

'Five charts' and 'five more charts' were two of the most read articles on InsuranceLinked so in the spirit of democracy and imaginative...

Flood insurance in the US is a mess. While insurers search for ways to grow premiums, they are unable to compete with the National Flood Insurance...

The final terms of reinsurance contracts due to incept on January 1 kept everyone guessing until the final days of 2017. In the end, the price rises predicted...

Reinsurance CEOs were bullish on the pricing environment during the recent Q3 earnings calls. In this update, Nick Martin analyses...

The influx of 'alternative' capital has meant a qualitative change in the way that the reinsurance market is financed. Events over the summer...

As the 2017 hurricane season continues to threaten more damage to the eastern United States, the Caribbean and elsewhere, Dr Tim Hall, Dr Richard...

THIS BLOG IS CLOSED AND INSURANCELINKED'S COVERAGE OF THE @)!& HURRICANE SEASON CONTINUES HERE.     The leaders...

This season has been eventful, to say the least. Even though we’re still reeling from Harvey and Irma, and we’re nowhere close to assessing the damage,...

Deteriorating market conditions have not put off investors who continue to pour money into ILS funds. The AUM of the largest ILS funds grew by...

It is now late enough in the year to get good readings on the two meteorological conditions that are known to correlate with hurricane activity....

The Florida peninsula is the most important market for property reinsurance in the world. Each summer, the third most populous state in the union...

The last 18 months has seen a surge in both funding and column inches devoted to InsurTech. Some incumbents have embraced the disruption while...

Michael Millette is the Founder and Managing Partner of Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. Before that, he spent 21 years at Goldman Sachs...

In the second part his interview, Michael Millette discusses opportunities beyond natural catastrophe risk and how technology might change...

The data shows that institutional investors remain attracted to insurance-linked funds. Investors are looking for modest returns, larger allocations...

2016 saw higher losses and lower returns for reinsurance assets compared to 2015. As catastrophe bond yields fell, the resulting mark-to-market...

Reinsurance rates are at long term lows and have slipped again at the key January 1 renewal date. Following a stable period, new catastrophe bonds...

Two of the big stories in 2016 were Hurricane Matthew and the rapidly increasing interest in InsurTech. Nick Martin looks back at how close the...

The product warning that ‘past performance does not necessarily predict future results’ may be truer for insurance-linked funds than for any...

This is the second part of the article on the strategic choices made by insurance-linked funds. Click here to read part one. 5....

What premium should the owners of the Empire State Building pay for terrorism insurance in 2017? Insurers and reinsurers often need to quantify...

A quarterly review of reinsurance pricing metrics The third quarter is a slow month for trading reinsurance and, by itself, the thin...

InsuranceLinked and NASA's Tim Hall are following the latest developments of Hurricane Matthew. Over the next few days, we will be posting on...

NASA’s Dr Tim Hall gives his prognosis for the rest of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season and asks whether the frequency of hurricanes at the...

This week, insurance executives from around the world are hard at work in the Principality of Monaco. If you couldn't make the 60th 'Rendez Vous...

For most insurers and reinsurers, an AM Best rating is a requirement of doing business. The rating agency uses quantitative and qualitative models...

A new study by InsuranceLinked estimates that 38% of global ILS fund assets are managed by firms that are headquartered in Bermuda. Specialist...

Rate reductions have continued over the last 12 months, but the rate of rate reductions has also continued to reduce.  Four charts illustrate...

NASA's Dr Tim Hall has run his multi-factor model and read the tea leaves. In 2016, the  chance of landfalling hurricanes in the southern states...

June 1 is the inception date for most contracts in the bellwether Florida reinsurance market. Florida hurricane exposure is the most significant...

US ILW prices have held steady since the beginning of the year and secondary cat bond yields finished the quarter at a similar level to 12 months...

AXA recently bought 46% of microinsurance intermediary MicroEnsure. In this interview, MicroEnsure's CEO explains how a radical simplification...

Year-end earnings calls were full of a new piece of jargon over the last few weeks. "InsurTech" describes a rapidly evolving group of...

Eugene Gurenko is a Lead Insurance Specialist at the joint World Bank/IFC Finance and Markets Global Practice. He has worked at the World Bank...

Responsible investment strategies have experienced rapid growth in recent years. One report estimates that $6.6 trillion (18%) of US domiciled...

At last month’s World Economic Forum in Davos, many of the world’s most influential people (and Bono) spent the week discussing humanity’s...

Data from brokers shows that property reinsurance rates have continued to fall in 2016 but more slowly than in previous years. At the...

Last month, billionaire investor, Carl Icahn, noted that "unfortunately... the meltdown in high yield is just beginning". While junk bond yields...

A seasonal round-up of the big stories of 2015. Happy holidays. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent...

When the National Hurricane Center publishes its 2015 end of season report, the contents will be more than academic for ILS investors. The...