An easing of conditions in the retrocession market has helped to bolster capacity in advance of the January 1st 2025 reinsurance renewals, resulting in a situation where capital was more than adequate to meet growing client demand, broker Aon has said today.Overall, reinsurance capital providers showed greater flexibility to buyers after a second year in … Read more
We’ve learned a few more details about the new Silk Road Re Limited catastrophe bond transaction that is set to be issued out of Hong Kong, with the notes set to provide sponsor Taiping Reinsurance Company (Taiping Re) with a US $35 million source of three years of retrocessional protection.Yesterday, we reported that Taiping Re … Read more
Given where the retrocession market is positioned and the fact retro strategies are now less exposed to lower industry-loss level events, we could see more capital coming to support that segment, but Gregory Roberts, CUO of Conduit Re does not expect capital providers risk appetites to change.Speaking during a media call today, after Bermuda-based reinsurance … Read more
Senior executives from pure-play Bermuda reinsurance firm Conduit Re held a media briefing this morning on the 2024 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous and defined that retrocession market situations are vibrant, however mentioned that ILS and third-party capital suppliers nonetheless must see returns evidenced.Answering a query posed by Artemis, Gregory Roberts, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) famous that … Read more
Broking big Aon has strengthened its property specialty retrocession in Bermuda with the addition of 5 new appointments on the island, together with experience in collateralized retro constructions and transacting with ILS and capital markets, with, we perceive, this transfer bringing onboard Lawrence Cheng, previously of Acacia Holdings and Peak Re.The corporate defined that the … Read more
