Insurance & Reinsurance

Reinsurance: Willis Towers Says Catastrophe Costs Down 18% in 2019

Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2019 totalled roughly $53.0 billion, about 18% lower than the annual average since 2011. This continues a relative period of calm compared to 2017, when the total loss […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Reinsurance: Willis Towers Watson Takes Position on Catastrophe Cover in Italy

Willis Towers Watson Securities, the securities arm of Willis Re, acted as Lead Structuring Agent and Sole Bookrunner on a €45 million catastrophe bond for UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A (“UnipolSai”), the multi-business insurance company of the […]

Global insurance trends

Aon Sets Up Biggest Ever Catastrophe Insurance Bond

Aon Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, has assisted the World Bank in structuring the largest ever catastrophe bond covering earthquake, providing the organisation with USD1.36 billion […]