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Terrorism reinsurance
Terrorism reinsurance news and analysis can be found below.
Reinsurance for terrorism risks provides insurers with a backstop for potentially catastrophic and difficult-to-predict losses from terrorist attacks.
Due to the fact the private reinsurance market is often capacity constrained to cover such enormous, concentrated and potentially volatile terrorism risks, governments in many countries (including the UK, US, and Australia) have established public-private terror reinsurance risk pools to ensure terrorism insurance cover remains available to businesses.
Pool Re may seek more private market retro after changes to agreement with HM Treasury
10th February 2025
As Pool Re, the UK’s government-backed terrorism reinsurer, prepares for its renewal, changes to the company's retrocession agreement with HM Treasury suggests the reinsurer could require much more private market retrocession coverage when compared with previous years. Today, HM Treasury, the UK government's economic and finance ministry, published the retrocession agreement ... Read the full article
French terror risk pool GAREAT diversifies sources of reinsurance with first catastrophe bond
4th November 2024
GAREAT, the French terrorism risk insurance pool, is sponsoring its first catastrophe bond, Athéna I Reinsurance DAC, to diversify its sources of reinsurance risk capital, as reported by our insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused sister publication, Artemis. Established in 2002 as a public-private partnership market structure, GAREAT, or Gestion de l’Assurance ... Read the full article
ARPC reports strong operating result of $710m for FY 2023-24
28th October 2024
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC), a government-backed provider of reinsurance for terrorism-related risks, has released its 2023-24 Annual Report, posting an operating result of $710.1 million. During this time, ARPC received a total of $1.1 billion in gross written premiums and net assets of $1.67 billion under management. Dr. Christopher Wallace, ... Read the full article
Abundant capacity and evolving risks drive shifts in terrorism insurance market: Guy Carpenter
11th September 2024
According to a recent Global Specialties market update by Guy Carpenter, a global risk and reinsurance specialist, several significant trends have emerged in the terrorism and political violence insurance markets. While rates in the direct terrorism market had been rising in recent years, an abundance of capacity has now led to ... Read the full article
Pool Re selects Aon Securities & Howden Capital Markets for ILS advisory contract
22nd August 2024
Pool Re, a UK terrorism reinsurer, announces that following a competitive tender process, it has selected Aon Securities Limited and Howden Capital Markets and Advisory for an insurance-linked securities (ILS) advisory contract. Previously, Pool Re has secured reinsurance protection through catastrophe bonds, successfully raising a total of £175 million in ILS ... Read the full article
Beyond Risk establishes strategic partnership with Eirion Risk
28th June 2024
Beyond Risk Topco Holdings, a provider of alternative risk financing solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Eirion Risk Underwriters, a Managing General Agent (MGA) in specialty insurance placement. Eirion Risk was founded by industry experts Kellan and Casey Quinn, and particularly specialises in builders risk, property, terrorism, and CAT deductible ... Read the full article
Proactive risk management key for 2024: Gallagher
17th June 2024
(Re)insurance broking group Gallagher's new report highlights the necessity for businesses and communities to adopt proactive risk management strategies, in light of global uncertainties in 2024. The year is marked by the potential for civil unrest, terrorism, and political violence due to upcoming elections worldwide. In the UK, environmental activism has caused ... Read the full article
Pool Re and insurtech Optalitix partner to implement treaty & claims management system
30th May 2024
Specialist data analytics solutions provider, Optalitix has partnered with British terrorism reinsurer Pool Re to implement a new, end-to-end treaty and claims management system with full auditability and enhanced reporting. Pool Re is the insurance industry’s mutual for reinsuring terrorism risk in the UK and an arm’s length body of HM ... Read the full article
NSF aims to enhance terrorism and cyber risk insurance modelling
29th April 2024
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to catalyse research in areas that enhance the insurance sector's capacity to model and underwrite terrorism and catastrophic cyber risks. To achieve this goal, the NSF has issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to the Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) program. This DCL is jointly ... Read the full article
Insurance market expected to develop new forms of cover for war risks in 2024: DAC Beachcroft
19th January 2024
The insurance market is expected to continue developing new forms of cover for war risks throughout 2024, according to analysts from international insurance law firm, DAC Beachcroft. In a report released by the firm, analysts highlighted how insurance of war risks has been confined predominantly to marine and aviation hull, however ... Read the full article
Lockton optimistic despite volatility for terrorism insurance
25th September 2023
Despite recent events creating volatility for terrorism and political violence insurers, there are reasons for optimism, capacity remains stable and multiple products remain available to meet insureds specific risk transfer needs, Lockton analysts said in a recent report. Civil unrest in Chile, Hong Kong and South Africa generated significant losses. This ... Read the full article
ARPC finalises $3.5bn terrorism retro program for 2023
18th January 2023
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC), which administers the country’s terrorism insurance scheme, has renewed its $3.5 billion retrocession program for 2023 at the same price as 2022. The retrocession, which totals around $3.5 billion, in addition to ARPC’s net assets and the $10 billion Commonwealth guarantee, provides over $14 billion ... Read the full article
Pool Re begins consultation over move to cat treaty model
18th August 2022
UK’s terrorism reinsurer Pool Re has launched a consultation process with its members about moving its reinsurance scheme to a catastrophe treaty reinsurance model. According to the announcement, this would be the start of a process examining a move to a more contemporary way of providing cover to an insurance market ... Read the full article
Rokstone launches $225m Terrorism facility for US & Caribbean risks
6th July 2022
International Specialty re/insurance MGA, and part of the Aventum Group – Rokstone has announced the launch of a Terrorism facility for US and Caribbean risks with a $225 million limit, making it one of the largest Terrorism limits available in the market. Drawing on 100% A-rated Lloyd’s & London Market capacity, ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance Intl. names new Head of Terrorism, Political Violence & War
24th May 2022
Arch Insurance International, part of re/insurer Arch Capital Group Ltd, has appointed Andrew Bauckham as Head of Terrorism, Political Violence & War, effective immediately. Within this new role, he will report to Lino Leoni, Chief Underwriting Officer for Short Tail Lines at Arch Insurance International. Joining Arch Insurance International’s highly experienced underwriting ... Read the full article
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