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Aon: Reinsurance capacity holds up in H1 but challenges loom

Cat programmes have been completed this year, but a heavy hurricane season could shake up the market, the broker said.

US Tropical Storm Fay losses could approach $400mn: KCC

Damage to property and automobiles stretches across five states, the agency said.

DE Shaw pleas for new Jebi loss report in Catco ILW case

The hedge fund has asked that a US court order Catco to apply a loss estimate from PCS, rather than an allegedly “inaccurate” one from Munich Re NatCat.

ILS could attract more capital and broaden exposures: AM Best

A hardening market could encourage diversification away from property catastrophe, the ratings agency says.

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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