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Products and penetration in the Latin American life reinsurance market are not as mature as those in the US and some of European countries, creating “unique opportunities” for double-digit growth in certain Latin American countries, such as Brazil. 11 September 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
The retro market has felt the impact of market changes in appetite and capacity across the Latin American region, Julian Vereker, head of group marketing at THB, told FIDES Today. 11 September 2019
Insurance
Following the difficult years of 2017 to 2019, which were dominated by extreme hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, typhoons and winter storm events, 25 insurance-linked securities (ILS) bonds are expected to be impaired in the 12-month period to June 30. 11 September 2019
Insurance
There is a potentially big opportunity for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets to develop parametric cat bonds that could cover some of the growing risks in Eastern Europe and Western areas of Asia, according to Kirill Savrassov, chief executive of PhoenixCRetro. 11 September 2019
Insurance
The pace of change in cyber risks means a forward-looking approach is essential, as historical data has limited relevance. 11 September 2019
Insurance
Despite some of the recent challenges they have faced, insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors are not going anywhere soon, and they will form increasingly deep and complex relationships with the industry, Mike Van Slooten, head of market analysis at Aon, told Monte Carlo Today. 11 September 2019
Insurance
The challenge of solving the problem of trapped capital is one of the drivers behind a number of insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds considering the possibility of launching reinsurers with rated balance sheets, Peter Dunlop, partner at law firm Walkers, told Monte Carlo Today. 11 September 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
Alternative capital is now entering the market at many more points in an attempt to get closer to the risk and the logical conclusion is that some insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds will look to launch rated carriers, Eric Andersen, co-president of Aon, told Monte Carlo Today. 11 September 2019
Insurance
Quest, the captives servicing company, wants to hoover up disaffected captives, as well as growing the business among SMEs in the US and Europe 11 September 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
More insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds are exploring the possibility of forming rated reinsurers to give them more flexibility to offer investors a greater variety of investment options, said John Warwick, managing director and partner at ILS Capital. 11 September 2019
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