Issues

Julian Enoizi, who was instrumental in bringing the £75mn Baltic Re terrorism cat bond to market, said using ILS for an exotic risk was “a long journey”.

Brokers are pushing for a 5-10 percent rate increase on standard renewals.

A lawsuit by Affinity Gaming against security firm Trustwave is raising awareness of the risk, according to a report.

The Australian Royal Commission into financial services misconduct has led to withdrawal of local capacity

A creeping sense of optimism stems from specialty lines

Sir David Rowland’s death is a reminder of Lloyd’s capacity for adaptation and renewal.

Private equity and in-market consolidators look to profit as Lloyd’s challenges provoke evolution of ownership structure.

Repeated record wildfire losses have seen carriers scale back their offerings.

The leading figures in the Latin American reinsurance market are in Miami for the region’s version of the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre.

The Eurekahedge ILS Advisers index posted its worst December performance on record.

Fourth-quarter investment income at AIG’s general insurance arm was down 61 percent on the previous quarter, but performance could recover in Q1.

The group increased the reach of its Hydra captive and eked out low single-digit rate decreases across the rest of the placement.