ILS News
Insurance Linked Securities Market Reached $93B in 2018: Willis Re
Growth of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market reached $93 billion in 2018, up from $88 billion during the prior year, according to the new ILS Market Update from Willis Re, the reinsurance ...
Insurance Linked Securities Reached Record Levels in Q3: Willis Re
The issuance of non-life insurance-linked securities during the third quarter reached a record $1.6 billion, according to a report published by Willis Re. The total exceeds the former Q3 record of ...
Reinsurance Backed by ‘Alternative’ Capital Is Now Mainstream: Willis Towers Watson
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is here to stay, said a new survey from Willis Towers Watson. End investors, ILS funds, and buyers – the three groups active in ILS – have ...
As Hurricane Florence Approaches, Cat Bond Traders Are Trying to Understand Storm’s Risk
Catastrophe-bond investors are trying to assess the potential fallout from Hurricane Florence and whether they're in store for painful losses. If the storm's path of destruction -- which is aimed at ...
AIG CEO Duperreault Sees Insurance Risk Benefits in Relying on ILS Market
American International Group Inc Chief Executive Brian Duperreault said on Wednesday he sees "huge potential" within the insurer's portfolio for use of a market in which investors trade assets tied ...
Markel’s Plans to Snatch Up Nephila Holdings Will Give It a Dominant ILS Market Stake
Specialty insurer Markel Corp. will acquire Nephila Holdings, a standalone insurance-linked securities manager. Plans call for closing the deal, pending regulatory approvals, in the 2018 fourth ...
H1 ILS Issuance Reached a Robust and Resilient $7.3B: Swiss Re
Insurance-linked securities continued at a healthy clip during the 2018 first half but failed to reach record levels hit last year, Swiss Re said in its latest report on the matter. H1 2018 ILS ...
Reinsurers Come to Terms With Alternative Capital: Standard & Poor’s
Rather than fear the ever-increasing availability of alternative capital, reinsurers aren't just making the best of it. They're taking advantage of the money source and aligning it with their own ...