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TigerRisk’s Ursano departing after four years

He will be replaced in the role by partners Jarad Madea and Stephen Fromm.

Fema confirms placement of new $300mn cat bond

Fema has added a new $300mn catastrophe bond to its reinsurance programme.

Former Fidelis Bermuda CEO Savill to join Convex

The executive will lead on reinsurance in Bermuda for the soon to launch Catlin venture.

Perils: Cyclone Dragi-Eberhard losses reach EUR740mn

The event is the costliest for insurers in an otherwise benign 2018-19 European winter storm season.

• AP3 reports 20.8% growth in ILS portfolio value in 2018
• Arch Capital raises $621mn from Bellemeade 2019-2
• McCarthy Denning hires Ager to boost ILS offering
• Florida AOB reform bill heads for full Senate debate
• ICA: Insured losses from NSW hailstorm pegged at $912mn
• Scor Global P&C increases premiums 9.6% to EUR548mn at 1.4

Opinion

Why take cat risk for a small yield when you could earn the same from keeping cash in the bank?

Florida reinsurance renewals: Negotiations or therapy sessions?

Is this both the best and worst of times for the ILS market?

The concept of payback might seem unsophisticated today, but sometimes simplicity is an advantage

Analysis

Q1 2019 ILS returns stutter

Returns from ILS funds tracked by Trading Risk fell to an average Q1 return of 0.63 percent to 0.65 percent in cat bond and multi-instrument funds.

Reinsurers extract rate rises in 1.4 renewal

Reinsurers avoided another lacklustre renewal season with loss-affected business in Japan, the US and the retro market attracting rate rises.

ILS insurance growth in sight after slow-burn start

The ILS market has been talking about being on the cusp of making inroads into insurance risks for a few years now.

Lloyd’s ILS trio posts continuing losses

Both primary and reinsurance segments incurred losses for the ILS syndicates operating at Lloyd’s in 2018.

Supplements

Investor Guide to ILS: H1 2019

The past two years challenged the catastrophe (re)insurance market more than any period since the Hurricane Katrina era in 2004-2005 – but it is far from clear what the outcome will be this time around.

Monte Carlo Roundtable 2018

What’s in a promise to pay? That was one of the questions that was circulating at this year’s Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous.