4+ hour, 35+ min ago  (221+ words) Orion180 confirmed that its 2026 reinsurance program covers the company's growing admitted and surplus lines, and is backed by a global panel of 41 highly rated and diversified reinsurers. With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasting 8 to 14 named tropical storms, with…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (580+ words) Returns have been strong for the Florida pension plan's ILS investments, with a benchmark beating almost 22% running annual return across the strategies invested in. The pension's ILS investments are now running at an almost 18% annualised return over a three-year horizon,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (511+ words) Insurance broker and risk adviser Gallagher has collaborated with Flood Flash, a Norman Max company, to launch a new parametric insurance solution designed to protect golf courses from mitigate financial disruption caused by flooding and severe weather. The new arrangement…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (292+ words) The landmark legal reforms made in late 2022 are highlighted as a key reason for improved property insurance market conditions in Florida and this has served to raise reinsurer and investor appetite for risks in the state. "Materially stronger balance sheets,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (809+ words) As we reported in our first update on this deal, the target sizes for all three tranches of notes on offer were raised, with from the initial $450 million to as much as $600 million of reinsurance limit then being sought by…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (402+ words) The broker also observed that insurers have broadened their appetite, targeting more complex industries and the middle market, where competition levels are increasing. "Given broad economic uncertainty and inflationary pressures, clients have the opportunity to optimize their program structures, increase…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (434+ words) The catastrophe bond market provides $3. 125 billion of reinsurance limit to support Florida Citizens for the hurricane season in 2026, however the company's $500 million'Lightning Re Ltd. (Series 2023-1)'industry loss triggered cat bond is scheduled to mature later this month. Therefore, this means…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (684+ words) As the California FAIR Plan looks to build-out its reinsurance tower it had returned to the capital market quickly after its debut catastrophe bond that was issued in December 2025. That first cat bond secured the largest pure wildfire risk issuance…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (903+ words) The broker had reported that excess capital in the market weighed on rates at the 1/1 2026 renewal season, resulting in double-digit declines for property catastrophe renewals with investor appetite for insurance-linked securities a contributing factor. Guy Carpenter's Global Property Catastrophe Rate-On-Line…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (609+ words) As we've explained before, in the case of Florida, the June 2025 reinsurance renewals indicated growing confidence in the state's property insurance market, while Florida Citizens itself said that it is anticipating lower reinsurance costs in 2026 as the insurer of last…...