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Reinsurers' share of insured natcat losses halved in 2023, S&P Global estimates

Many catastrophes were too small to trigger treaty cover, webinar hears

Australian cyclone pool faces just 25% of claims costs it expected in 2023/24

S&P Global names Australia as fourth costliest natcat jurisdiction for insurers

Bermuda's hot life reinsurance market draws the crowds

Last month's Biltir conference in Bermuda was busier than ever, with participants discussing everything from private equity's role, regulatory communication and Manchester United's fax machines. Sarfraz Thind reports

Canada's Jasper wildfires caused $650m in insured losses

Wildfires join list of summer natcats pressurising country's insurance industry

Life ILS markets feel the heat from high rates

It has been a tough period for the life insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, afflicted by higher interest rates and unexpected losses. But participants are hopeful of a revival, as Christopher Cundy reports

Chirantan Barua joins ABI board

Resolution Re enters the UK PRT funded reinsurance market

The UK's PRA has previously stressed risks involved with funded reinsurance

UK's MA reforms: a fixation on attestation

What do the PRA's proposed requirements for attesting matching adjustment benefits mean for insurers, and will it stop them investing in wider assets? Christopher Cundy and Paul Walsh report

Major barriers to enter the UK bulk annuity market

Barnett Waddingham expert Craig Turnbull explains what it means for BPA entrants

Apra urges Australia's property insurers to consider alternative ways to reinsure

Country's reinsurers made A$1.25 for every dollar of claims paid over decade, says S&P Global Ratings