Capital markets

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29 May 2024

Life ILS markets feel the heat from high rates

It has been a tough period for the life insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, afflicted by higher interest rates and unexpected losses. But participants are hopeful of a revival, as Christopher Cundy reports
09 May 2024

Cyber risk is systematically priced in the capital markets: evidence from the Target cyber-attack

In the second part of their article on quantifying and pricing cyber risk, Tim Freestone and Malcolm McLelland respond to reader queries and share further proof of their theory
15 November 2023

Cyber risk's fundamental mischaracterisation as an insurance risk

Tim Freestone and Malcolm McLelland argue for a radical overhaul of how cyber risk is quantified and priced. In the first of a two-part article, they explain the classification of cyber as a market risk and propose using modern financial theory to model it
21 March 2023

Insurers caught up in the Swiss roil

The fall of Credit Suisse, hot on the heels of SVB and Signature Bank, has sent insurers scrambling to assess the risks to their portfolios. While the hit seems manageable, Sarfraz Thind asks if there could be worse to come
18 October 2022

Gilts crash: a boon out of a crisis for insurers

Another day, another UK financial market crash. But while it has gone wrong for British politics and pension funds, the current crisis may actually benefit insurers in the long run. Ronan McCaughey and Sarfraz Thind report

News

  • Swiss Re anticipates US recession from Trump's tariffs

    14 April 2025

    Higher tariffs and market volatility will heighten inflation and slow growth, the institute says

  • Cyber insurers brace for next major claims explosion

    02 April 2025

    "We're due for a major cyber catastrophe event," said Brendan McGann, associate director of incident response at Arete.

  • GDV joins call for German structural and economic reforms

    02 April 2025

  • Talanx fined €1m by BaFin for reporting failure

    25 March 2025

  • Foreign insurers face challenges in Germany

    14 March 2025

  • Reforms to Solvency II and IFRS could help achieve EU's savings union goal

    07 March 2025

    Insurance Europe pushes for amendments to Savings and Investments Union proposal

  • Convex gains approval for Lloyd's Syndicate 1984 launch

    14 February 2025

  • Generali, Twelve Capital and Descartes collaborate on parametric ILS fund

    03 February 2025

  • Africa Specialty Risks launches first Africa-focused Lloyd's Consortium

    09 January 2025

  • UK insurance sector outperforms FTSE All-Share in 2024

    06 January 2025

    Specialty re/insurers lead as hard market cycle continues to deliver positive returns

  • Bank of England unveils confidential liquidity tool for insurers and financial institutions

    10 December 2024

  • Vast capital surplus puts European insurers in strong position, says S&P

    27 November 2024

    Biggest risk likely to be geopolitical impacts on capital markets

  • Ageas to acquire Saga's insurance unit alongside long-term UK distribution deal

    11 October 2024

    Belgian insurance group to pay £147.5m cash for both parts of agreement

  • RVS 2024: Cyber ILS issuance totals nearly $600m over past year

    09 September 2024

    Jon Laux, VP of analytics at CyberCube, highlights growing momentum in the cyber ILS market

  • RVS 2024: Hannover Re significantly increases ILS volume to $3.4bn

    09 September 2024
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