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- Cat bonds & reinsurance
DOXA launches property reinsurance MGU targeting quota share capacity
James Femia, who spent 22 years at SiriusPoint and its predecessor, joins DOXA Re as president.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Perils AG estimates €3.3bn insured loss from August European convective storms
The initial estimate covers storms in France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, AM Best reported on October 19.
- Insurance Credit
Boothe and Heidenberger tie One Big Beautiful Bill Act to profit gains and duration risk
In Insurance AUM Journal, they write that earnings improved on capex rather than cost-cutting and that private markets must absorb more duration supply.
- The Wrap
Nuveen Private Capital reached $100bn AUM; Stewart Foley set insurers' direct-lending test
InsuranceAUM.com host Stewart Foley said insurers should test allocations on diversification and relative value, not growth alone.
- The Wrap
Moody's: three modelers put Isaias insured losses at $1bn-$3bn
Karen Clark & Co's $3 billion figure sits at the top of that range, while AM Best calls the storm an earnings event.
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- Insurance Credit
Morgan Stanley's Jochims is guest on InsuranceAUM.com European direct lending podcast
Host Stewart Foley says growth alone is not a reason for insurers to allocate; the test is diversification and relative value.
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- Insurance regulation
AM Best: Terrorism Risk Insurance Act reauthorization shifts more terrorism risk to insurers
The reauthorization continues federal support while the public summary leaves retention and attachment terms unspecified.
- Insurer portfolios
Travelers Q3 2026 core income up 4% to $1.947bn as renewal pricing cools
The average renewal rate increase in the domestic business insurance book, excluding National Accounts, fell to 0.9% from 4.3% a year earlier.
- The Wrap
Sumitomo Life earmarks up to ¥1 trillion for US and Southeast Asia investments
President Yukinori Takada told Bloomberg News that Symetra Financial will lead the US search and named Singapore's Income Insurance as a possible Asian target.
- Insurer portfolios
Sumitomo Life earmarks up to ¥1 trillion for US, Southeast Asia investments
Sumitomo Life President Yukinori Takada told Bloomberg News Symetra Financial will lead the US search and named Singapore's Income Insurance as a possible Asian target.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
KCC pegs Isaias insured losses at $3 billion; AM Best sees an earnings event
AM Best says the Category 2 storm will not deplete surplus enough to squeeze Florida capacity or push pricing.
- The Wrap
Lloyd's approved capital rose to £36.2bn as 13 syndicates launched
The same 2025 report says cyber reinsurer Envelop has in-principle approval to convert its special purpose arrangement into a syndicate.
- Insurer portfolios
Joe Pursley of Nuveen warns insurers data-centre exposure duplicates across five sleeves
He urged a bottom-up thematic audit to stop one AI data-centre asset landing in five separate allocations.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Thirteen syndicates launch at Lloyd's as approved capital rises to £36.2bn
Lloyd's 2025 report logged more than 50 serious underwriting inquiries, and cyber reinsurer Envelop has in-principle approval to convert its special purpose arrangement into a syndicate.
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- Cat bonds & reinsurance
AM Best: KCC and Gallagher Re estimate Hurricane Isaias insured losses
The AM Best headline puts the estimate in the low billions of dollars; the available article text describes a low- to mid-single-digit range.
- Insurance regulation
AM Best rates American Republic's $95 million surplus notes bbb
Proceeds are expected to support new business growth and capital management; AM Best expects Wellabe's financial leverage to stay below 20%.
- The Wrap
Fitch assigned Constellation Re an A; Morningstar DBRS assigned Verdant Rock an A
Constellation Re was formed in December 2024 with $250 million in common equity from AuguStar Life; Verdant Rock was founded in 2025.
- The Wrap
Carrier Management viewpoint says AI splits insurance value chain
Conning figures cited in the piece put MGAs at about $128 billion of U.S. premium in 2025; 78% use a fronting carrier to reach capital.
- Insurance Credit
Invesco Real Estate says 2026 CRE loan originations reached $5bn so far
The manager says it wrote $4bn last year and that bridge, mezzanine and other structured credit can extend insurer general accounts beyond investment-grade mortgages.
- The Wrap
Hurricane Isaias losses estimated at up to $4 billion; Fitch sees earnings event
Gallagher Re says Isaias is unlikely to materially influence January 1 renewals because reinsurance capital is abundant; Cambridge Associates and New Holland said scrutiny has moved to manager modeling and staffing.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Hurricane Isaias insured losses estimated at up to $4bn; Fitch sees earnings event
Verisk estimates onshore property losses at $1 billion to $2 billion, and Euler estimates total industry losses at $2 billion to $4 billion.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Better data has eased ILS climate concerns, Cambridge Associates and New Holland say
Speakers at ILS Convergence 2026 in Hamilton said scrutiny has moved to how managers model, staff and explain catastrophe risk.
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- Insurance regulation
Fitch assigns A insurer financial strength rating to Bermuda life reinsurer Constellation Re
The Class C insurer was formed in December 2024 with $250 million in common equity from AuguStar Life Insurance Co, Constellation's primary operating company.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
PICC issues Hong Kong ILS sidecar for offshore wind reinsurance, AM Best reports
The AM Best News item is dated Oct. 14, 2026; the available text gives no size, trigger, term or investor details.
- Insurer–manager partnerships
Chariot Re completes $1.6bn Japan retrocession with MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton
The agreement took effect September 30 and covers Japanese whole life and annuity policies denominated in US dollars.
- Insurance Credit
Barings says first two infrastructure CLOs drew 100-plus investor meetings
Ilena Coyle, Barings' head of North American insurance and intermediary, says insurers participated across both transactions.
- The Wrap
NOAA revises hurricane records; Karen Clark warns catastrophe models can go stale
Moody's says Florida-only homeowners writers are most exposed to Hurricane Isaias, while Gallagher Re says the storm is unlikely to meaningfully influence January 1 renewals because reinsurance capital is abundant.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
NOAA's Christopher Landsea warns HURDAT2, used by insurers, isn't fully accurate back to 1850s
His team downgraded a 1922 Bermuda hurricane from category 4 to category 3 and upgraded Hurricane Andrew to category 5.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Karen Clark warns catastrophe models can be stale within two years
Speaking at ILS Bermuda Convergence 2026, the modelling pioneer said exposure growth, more than climate change, has driven US catastrophe losses higher.
- Insurer portfolios
Moody's says insurers are both investors and providers of risk transfer in climate blended finance
Guarantee and insurance products were 14% of the concessional instruments development lenders used in climate blended finance deals from 2022 to 2024, per data Moody's cites.
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- Insurer portfolios
Insurance AUM Journal column argues a flatter curve favors short duration
The 10-year Treasury yield rose 80 basis points in the third quarter to just below 5.3%, leaving the 2-year not far behind.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Chariot Re completes $1.6bn Japan retrocession, its fourth deal since launch
The Bermudian life reinsurer's agreement with MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton took effect September 30 and covers Japanese US dollar-denominated whole life and annuity policies.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Moody's says Florida-only homeowners writers are most exposed to Hurricane Isaias
Gallagher Re says the storm is unlikely to meaningfully influence January 1 renewals, citing the abundance of available reinsurance capital.
- The Wrap
NAIC reviews rated note feeder treatment as insurer fund finance allocation reaches 1.9%
A Moody's survey of rated US life insurers puts the allocation at 1.9% of cash and invested assets in 2025, up from 1.3%.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Cotality puts Hurricane Isaias insured losses at $2bn-$3bn, below pre-landfall broker ranges
The estimate covers wind and storm surge, with most damage in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama.
- Insurance Credit
Blackstone Credit & Insurance leads $1 billion loan for Analogic merger
Blackstone Credit & Insurance was lead lender and joint lead arranger with HPS, Bank of America and Wells Fargo on a transaction that closed earlier this month.
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- Insurance Credit
Bermuda guarantor Verdant Rock gets A financial strength rating from Morningstar DBRS
The Bermuda-based guarantor was founded in 2025 and also holds a BBB+ financial strength rating from Fitch.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Bermuda Stock Exchange lists 169 new cat bond and ILS structures in three quarters
Artemis.bm puts the exchange at 731 cat bond and related ILS listings, almost 93 per cent of the market it sizes at $67.4 billion.
- Insurance regulation
NAIC reviews statutory treatment of life insurers' rated note feeders
Fund finance allocations rose to 1.9% of cash and invested assets in 2025 from 1.3%, per a Moody's survey of rated US life insurers.
- The Wrap
Tokio Marine, Schroders, IFC and BlueOrchard in $2bn fund launch
The Oct. 12 log entry gives a fund-level size but no individual commitments or strategy.