Alternative capital totalled around $110bn last year and should keep rising, experts says, with record catastrophe bond issuance already seen in January 

Rating agency warns of ‘availability crisis’ as social inflation continues

City has been making efforts to attract Apac insurance-linked securities business, but lags behind Singapore

McDonald was most recently chief underwriting officer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Heavy losses in the first two months of the year could put an end to rate reductions seen at the January renewals, carrier's chief executive says

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Aki Hussain says favourable market conditions and new products will drive growth this year after division shrank in 2024 amid casualty cycle management and space exit

Reinsurance giant estimates California wildfire losses at $700m

Texas coastal wind and hail last resort insurer trims PML to $6.2bn

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Profits in London market business decline 18% in 2024 as division bears brunt of carrier's $1.6bn claims bill

Specialty re/insurer has incorporated Pacific typhoons shifting northwards into its risk assessments, highlighting an increased likelihood of losses over the next decade