Flood drives 78% of $18.2bn major non-US international cat losses in 2024: CRESTA
The CRESTA organisation, which tracks catastrophe events outside the United States that have generated insurance industry losses of over US $1 billion, has reported the 2024 annual total as reaching US $18.2 billion, of which 78% came from flood events. Aggregate insured losses from non-US catastrophe loss events came in slightly below the long-term average […]
2024 climate disasters cause billions in losses highlighting urgent need for action: Christian Aid
The year 2024 saw several extreme climate disasters that resulted in billions of dollars in insured losses, underscoring the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions, accelerate the transition to renewable energy, and provide funding for vulnerable populations, according to Christian Aid. In its latest report, Christian Aid identified the 10 most costly climate-related disasters of […]
Galapagos Capital gets SUSEP authorisation for SSPE structure to issue ILS in Brazil
Galapagos Capital has now received the expected official authorisation from Brazil’s insurance regulator SUSEP to establish its own Sociedades Seguradoras de Propósito Específico (SSPE), a special purpose reinsurance vehicle that can issue Letra de Risco de Seguro (Insurance Risk Letters), which are insurance-linked securities (ILS). The move puts Galapagos Capital on track to achieve its […]
Alternative reinsurance capital grew 7% to $107bn in 2024: Guy Carpenter, AM Best
Dedicated reinsurance capital grew by 6.9% over the course of 2024, but alternative capital that largely represents the capacity deployed by insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund managers and through other ILS structures expanded slightly faster by 7% to reach $107 billion this year, according to Guy Carpenter and AM Best. Previously, the reinsurance broker and the […]
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Silk Road Re cat bond gives Taiping Re $35m of 3-year China quake / US wind retro
We’ve learned a few more details about the new Silk Road Re Limited catastrophe bond transaction that is set to be issued out of Hong Kong, with the notes set to provide sponsor Taiping Reinsurance Company (Taiping Re) with a US $35 million source of three years of retrocessional protection. Yesterday, we reported that Taiping Re was set […]
Taiping Re to sponsor Silk Road Re catastrophe bond out of Hong Kong
Taiping Reinsurance Company (Taiping Re), a Hong Kong based reinsurer that is part of the state-backed China Taiping Insurance Group, is in the process of sponsoring its first catastrophe bond, with a Silk Road Re Limited transaction set to be issued out of Hong Kong, Artemis can reveal. We’re told that this Silk Road Re […]
Galapagos Capital pre-authorised for structure to issue ILS in Brazil
Galapagos Capital, a global investment company headquartered in Brazil that offers a range of investment management, banking and financial services, has received pre-authorisation from the insurance regulator SUSEP to establish an issuer of Letra de Risco de Seguro (Insurance Risk Letters), which are Brazil’s own type of insurance-linked securities (ILS). Galapagos Capital aims to become […]
Aon poll: 15% of US insurers say ILS / third-party capital feature in their 2025 plans
A recent poll of insurers in the United States, undertaken by broker Aon’s Capital Advisory division, found that within those carriers’ capital management plans for 2025, insurance-linked securities (ILS) and third-party reinsurance capital solutions are a significant feature. With the market having been challenging for a number of years, but insurers responding with a growth […]
ECB, EIOPA propose EU nat cat reinsurance solution, with catastrophe bond support
A proposal published by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) calls for a natural catastrophe insurance system that includes pooling private risks, strengthening disaster risk management, and the use of catastrophe bonds to support catastrophe reinsurance availability for Europe. It follows a discussion paper from 2023 that called for […]