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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

  • 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

  • Tokio Marine's $100m earthquake bond invests collateral in sustainability bond

    25 March 2024

    Property claims from Noto Peninsula earthquake in January hit JPY 61bn

  • Generali expects green bonds to represent 40% of debt by year end

    09 January 2024

    Italian insurer issues sixth and seventh green bonds

  • Total reinsurance capital expected to bounce back to $561bn

    08 January 2024

    But the increase will not have a material impact on market conditions, AM Best says

  • ILS plays a pivotal role as reinsurance market stabilises at 1.1 renewals

    03 January 2024

    Broking group Howden publishes 1 January renewals analysis

  • Beazley issues $140m cyber cat bond

    02 January 2024

  • More "questions than answers" for cyber ILS development in 2024

    18 December 2023

    CyberCube sets out its 2024 cyber insurance predictions

  • Cat bond issuance reaches record $15bn in 2023

    15 December 2023

    Total capital deployed into cat bonds globally now stands at $41bn, Swiss Re said

  • Vesttoo founders suspended as board seeks to overcome crisis

    03 August 2023

    Yaniv Bertele and Alon Lifshitz on paid leave until board decides on their fate

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