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Reinsurance rates rise by up to 20% in July renewals: Hyperion X

Rate increases should continue but may be increasingly fragmented by January 2021.

Cat bond rates return to 2011-2012 levels: Lane

The consultancy firm also argued that the World Bank should buy more pandemic cover after receiving a payout under its cat bond programme.

Sempra Energy secures $90mn wildfire cover from new SD cat bond

The deal settled at the low end of the revised spread guidance.

PG&E joins California wildfire fund after $11bn settlement

The interim CEO said this marks a new era for the utility firm.

• Lowther and Zeng to lead Integral ILS start-up with AmWins, TransRe alliances
• UPC takes $30mn Q2 cat losses
• ILS funds gain 0.12% in May amid strong demand
• Covid not a capital event for reinsurers: Willis Re
• Sempra Energy looking to upsize new SD cat bond by 20%
• Arch completes first Covid-era mortgage ILS deal

Opinion

Prolonging trapping debate could have knock-on impacts

Reinsurers need a back-up plan to avoid post-Covid fundraising bubble

Will the ILS market lose out to a reinsurer class of 2020?

Coronavirus outbreak may open up ILS opportunities

Analysis

US cat bond losses from 2017-2018 lower than expected

Losses to the Res Re and Caelus ILS series have narrowed from prior investor expectations.

Florida carriers reprice to herd chaotic renewal closer to finish

Multiple carriers had to revise official terms to get programmes home as reinsurers held firm on price demands.

Florida renewals go piecemeal as reinsurers jostle for private deals 

Reinsurers have held the line on pricing as cedants seek to close out deals, with the market showing further hardening.

Florida rate expectations surge as cascade covers stoppered

Reinsurers push back on aggregate exposure from cascading covers as market gets more differentiated.

Supplements

Investor Guide to ILS: H1 2020

Climate change and ILS strategies: reshaping the market's response

Monte Carlo Roundtable 2019

Reconstruction in the ILS market continues, with ongoing concerns about investor sentiment, capacity growth and the impact of retro rates