Global insurance trends

Swiss Re Estimates 2023 Was a Record Year For Cat Events

The latest analysis from Swiss Re suggests that there were a record number of Cat events recorded worldwide. However, like the weather trends long term, some deep analysis of the way storm/Cat events are defined, […]

InsureTech

Ivernia Using LexisNexis Property Risk Data For a Clearer View

The latest from LexisNexis as they provide detailed datasets on property risk in Ireland to Ivernia Insurance; In a development to help residents in the Republic of Ireland access fair and accurate home insurance cover […]

Insurance Brokers

Inigo Ltd Issues Cat Bond Worth $100m

Latest catastrophe cover news from Inigo; Inigo Limited (“Inigo”) announces it has issued its third catastrophe bond for $100 million via Montoya Re Ltd. The cat bond will cover North American named storms and earthquakes, the […]

News

Allianz Sponsors New European Storm Cat Bond

The latest from Allianz; Allianz has successfully sponsored a new catastrophe bond (“cat bond”) which will provide the Group with multi-year risk transfer capacity of EUR 250 million to protect itself against European windstorms. This […]

Global insurance trends

Financials: Storm Events Haven’t Blown Hannover Re Off Course

Some healthy results from Hannover Re posted recently, here’s a few highlights; Hannover Re has generated a nine-month profit of EUR 1.4 billion and is thus confirming its Group net income target for the full […]