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Alternative Risk Transfer
The insurance-linked securities sector has seen a substantial rise in the number of catastrophe bonds issued with an indemnity trigger structure. Michael Madigan, a partner in the insurance practice, and head of the property and casualty alternative risk transfer practice in New York, at law firm Sidley Austin, explains why this trend is likely to continue. 19 August 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
A re-structuring of the business and a narrowing of the gap between traditional and capital markets paved the way for Italian insurer Generali to bring its first catastrophe bond to the market. Franco Urlini and Mirko Sartori tell Intelligent ILS how they expect the first Italian bond to affect the wider market. 19 August 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
The second quarter of 2014 demonstrated strong interest in the market, with catastrophe bond issuance reaching $4.5 billion. As the second half of the year promises to be equally active, Paul Schultz, CEO at Aon Benfield Securities talks to Intelligent ILS about the market’s evolution and how this will impact renewal discussions. 19 August 2014
Insurance
Low penetration, an emerging middle class and regulatory changes are ensuring that the LATAM region remains attractive to insurers, despite issues of excess capacity and soft rates. Intelligent Insurer investigates. 4 August 2014
Insurance
Despite the UK motor insurance sector delivering its best underwriting results since 2006, premiums will continue to increase unless proposed legislative changes are brought into action and fraudulent claims addressed. Intelligent Insurer investigates. 4 August 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
In June Munich Re was forced to pull the plug on its latest catastrophe bond issuance. While the reasons are not completely clear, this event still represents a defining moment for the ILS markets, as Intelligent Insurer discovers. 4 August 2014
Insurance
There will always be those that resist change in the insurance industry but that should not be an excuse for shunning innovation, Greg Case, the chief executive of Aon, tells Intelligent Insurer. 4 August 2014
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