According to a new report authored by Tom Johansmeyer, Global Head of Index Classes, at broker Price Forbes Re, several forms of reinsurance could help support longer-term cyber re/insurance market growth, however, new sources of capital will have to form, along with participation from the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market.Johansmeyer notes that the use of new … Read more
With wildfires becoming a more recurring peril for the California property insurance market, alternative capital may be available to provide coverage, including through multiple-peril alternative reinsurance capital instruments, however “pricing is likely to remain a sticking point” according to analysts at Morningstar DBRS.In a new report, Morningstar DBRS has revealed that the on-going wildfires in … Read more
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has appointed Angela Jaramillo as an Associate Underwriter within its Capital Markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) team.Jaramillo, has been with the reinsurer since 2021, having most recently served as an Associate Underwriter for the company’s property and casualty (P&C) Treaty Underwriting team for Latin America, Spain and Portugal. In addition, Jaramillo … Read more
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Among the hedge fund investment sectors set to benefit from rising institutional investor interest in 2025, Agecroft Partners believes that reinsurance focused insurance-linked securities (ILS) strategies are “poised to attract substantial capital inflows in 2025.”Agecroft Partners, the hedge fund consulting and marketing specialist, has published its annual predictions for the biggest trends in the hedge … Read more