Australia has drafted in emergency service teams from across the nation to help with clean-up operations after devastating floods in the eastern state of New South Wales. Almost 200 additional personnel will take up specialist roles including water rescue, and storm and flood damage assessment, the NSW State Emergency Service said Sunday. About 32,000 residents … Read more
Artemis has learned that Security First Insurance Company, a specialist Florida domestic homeowners insurer, has now raised its target for named storm reinsurance from its latest visit to the catastrophe bond market, now aiming to secure up to $250 million of protection from its new First Coast Re IV Ltd. (Series 2025-1) issuance, the company’s … Read more
South Carolina regulators have ordered Atlantic Coast Life Insurance and its captive reinsurer, Southern Atlantic Re, to stop writing new policies by Tuesday, Dec. 31. The carriers also were ordered to notify all producers about the cease-and-desist directive from the South Carolina Department of Insurance. “We are publishing these orders today as part of our … Read more
SafePoint Insurance Company has raised the target size for its latest catastrophe bond issuance, with now between $150 million and $200 million of reinsurance protection sought from capital market investors through the Nature Coast Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) deal, Artemis can report.It means this new Nature Coast Re cat bond could become the equal largest … Read more