Alternative Capital
The emergence of a $30bn global marketplace for insurance-linked securities has served as evidence of the increasingly prominent role third-party capital now plays in risk transfer. Over the medium to long-term this sector is expected to continue its growth as investors take advantage of the low correlation insurance has with other asset classes. This section brings together Insurance Day’s coverage of alternative capital and the way it is helping reshape global insurance markets.
Kin hails 'improved pricing' of latest Hestia cat bond
US insurtech secures $300m of catastrophe bond cover for named storms
ILS capacity rises to record $107bn in 2024: AM Best
Rating agency says growth boosted by two consecutive years in which the securities did not incur any material catastrophe losses
Mt Logan appoints Liew as chief analytics officer
Liew joins from RenaissanceRe, where he was portfolio analytics senior vice-president
ILS market poised for strong growth after ‘exceptional’ 2024
Alternative capital totalled around $110bn last year and should keep rising, experts says, with record catastrophe bond issuance already seen in January
Hong Kong extends ILS grants for three more years
City has been making efforts to attract Apac insurance-linked securities business, but lags behind Singapore
The coming of age of non-catastrophe insurance-linked securities
Non-catastrophe ILS investments can generate consistent cashflows, with the float available to asset managers for further investment
New fund may draw retail investors to catastrophe bond market
Dallas-based Brookmont Capital's ETF will allow both retail and institutional investors access to the insurance-linked securities market
ILS managers merge to create $8.5bn fund
Merger marks a ‘new era’ for insurance-linked investments, Twelve Securis’s chief executive says
Catastrophe bond market grows 10.5% in 2024: Swiss Re
Market on track to surpass $50bn in outstanding notional, amid strong issuance pipeline
MS Amlin expands Phoenix Re capacity to more than $90m
Latest issuance represents a 12.5% uplift in capacity from 2024
California fires to generate minimal catastrophe bond losses: Fitch
Fires will result in partial loss of principal for certain catastrophe bonds but aggregate losses not expected to cause a curtailment of issuances
London Bridge hits $1.92bn deployed capacity
Lloyd’s protected cell vehicle had established 19 cells by the end of 2024 with committed capital of more than $2.5bn
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