ILS Asia 2023: Education still critical in relatively untapped region
Yesterday’s Artemis ILS Asia 2023 conference marked our first in-person return to Singapore and the Asian region since 2019 and while there are marked differences in the conversation surrounding insurance-linked securities (ILS) and the use of reinsurance capital, it is clear the region remains relatively untapped, on both an investment and risk basis. It has been […]
Augment launched as bespoke reinsurance broker with up to $100m backing from Altamont
A new, bespoke risk capital and reinsurance solutions broker called Augment has been launched to “revolutionize insurance risk arbitrage,” and is backed with up to $100 million in funding from private equity firm, Altamont Capital Partners. Augment states that its goal is to assist partners in managing volatility via strategic, structurally efficient, multi-class and/or multi-geography […]
An Italian cat bond “would be snapped up”, says Tenax Capital’s Figna
Speaking to a local Italian daily newspaper, Massimo Figna, founder and CEO of hedge fund manager Tenax Capital, explained that with insurance penetration extremely low, Italy would benefit from the use of catastrophe bonds, which he believes investors would “snap up.” Tenax Capital is a London-based investment manager that Figna founded and it offers a […]
Reask plans US and model coverage expansion, additional funding raised
Reask, a tech company that provides catastrophe modelling, climate analytics and data using machine learning techniques and artificial intelligence, is set to expand to the United States and will use the now $6.55 million seed funding it has accumulated, as it looks to expand its extreme weather modelling services. Reask has raised another $4.6 million […]
Bloomberg: Hong Kong’s catastrophe bond market can reach $2 billion by 2025
Hong Kong’s catastrophe bond market may grow to $2 billion by 2025, accounting for 4-5% of global cat bonds, according to a poll conducted at Bloomberg’s Insurance Forum. Authorities recently extended a grant program in a bid promote the city as a regional hub for insurance-linked securities, a $40 billion market dominated by Bermuda. FULL […]
Cat bond funds average 5.50% return year-to-date in UCITS Index
A particularly strong performance through the month of April 2023 now sees catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format with an average return for the first four months of the year of 5.50%, with both higher and lower-risk cat bond fund strategies faring particularly well during the period. A combination of factors have driven this […]
PCRIC Congratulates its ILS Specialists
PCRIC is pleased to announce that two of its team members, Mr. Pankaj Singh (Finance & Planning Manager) and Mr. Richard Poulter (Actuarial Specialist) have successfully completed a seven-week course on the fundamentals of Insurance Linked Securities (ILS), run by Phoenix CRetro Ltd London in partnership with various professional bodies and educational institutions worldwide. The course provided the participants with an in-depth understanding […]
Cat bond investments post-loss recovery period impressive: Plenum
The relatively short time taken for catastrophe bond investments to recover after loss events and crises affecting global markets has been impressive throughout the sector’s history, with cat bonds exhibiting a tendency to recover from draw-downs much faster than other asset classes. Hurricane Ian is the latest example, where the catastrophe bond market has already […]
Twelve Capital lifts ILS assets 11% to $3.1bn in Q1 2023
Catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager Twelve Capital has grown its asset base through the first-quarter of 2023, reaching a new level of $4.2 billion of firm-wide assets under management. Given the firm invests across a number of areas of the insurance and reinsurance balance-sheet, including debt and equities, as well as […]
Volante names Laxmeekant Walikar as MD of Indian Subcontinent
Volante Global, an international managing general agent platform and Lloyd’s Syndicate, has appointed Laxmeekant Walikar as managing director of the Indian Subcontinent. Walikar made the announcement on LinkedIn where he also mentions that he is responsible for setting up Volante Syndicate 1699 in India. The Syndicate 1699 was created to bring business to Lloyd’s through Volante’s existing […]
