Cat bond issuance was 20 percent higher in the first half of 2020 than in the whole of 2019, according to Aon Securities’ latest Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) report. 28 July 2020
Oaktown Re IV, a newly formed Bermuda special-purpose insurer, has issued 10-year mortgage insurance-linked notes to National Mortgage Insurance Corporation (NMIC), a US mortgage company. 28 July 2020
Guernsey’s insurance industry is developing a green kitemark for its insurance-linked securities (ILS) platforms, to promote environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. 10 July 2020
Bermuda’s share of total alternative capital capacity was $71 billion at the end of 2018, or approximately 73 percent of the global alternative capital market, according to the Bermuda Monetary Authority’s (BMA) 2019 Alternative Capital Report. 6 July 2020
Capsicum Re has partnered with Arch Mortgage Insurance (Arch MI) to raise and place the first reinsurance capacity for Bellemeade Re 2020-1, a special purpose reinsurer. 2 July 2020
A secondary market for ILS can only emerge once the broader market fully embraces electronic platforms, according to Brad Adderley, a partner at Appleby in Bermuda. 25 June 2020
Willis Re Securities and Willis Re have structured and placed €100 million of insurance-linked securities (ILS) for Achmea Reinsurance Company, the reinsurance arm of Dutch insurance group Achmea. 24 June 2020
