Best of Artemis, week ending August 20th 2023

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending August 20th 2023, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish.

Ten most read articles on Artemis.bm, week ending August 20th 2023:

Vesttoo: Our coverage of the alleged collateral issues
The saga continued to develop in the last week, with numerous new articles regarding questions over the validity of letter of credit (LOC) reinsurance collateral security linked to Vesttoo.
Hawaii wildfire rebuild cost est. $5.52bn, with 2,207 structures destroyed
The rebuilding cost of the devastating wildfire in Hawaii that has burned the historic town of Lahaina has been estimated at $5.52 billion, with now 2,207 structures reported to have been destroyed.
RenRe will share 50% of Validus property cat risk with investors: CEO
When RenaissanceRe closes on its acquisition of the Validus reinsurance business from AIG, its CEO believes it will cede risk from the acquired company to investors in its ILS and joint-venture vehicles at a similar rate to how it operates today.
California legislators ignore property insurance crisis, as more insurers pull-back
Issues in California surrounding property insurance availability appear to be escalating, with two more carriers reported to have pulled-back from writings in the State, while at the same time the legislative appears to have ignored the issues that are making writing wildfire-exposed property more challenging.
The “bonanza” is over, ILS capital more disciplined: Swiss Re CEO Mumenthaler
While there was a bit of a “bonanza” in terms of capital pouring into reinsurance from the capital markets a few years ago, things have now become more balanced and ILS capital appears more disciplined, according to Swiss Re’s CEO Christian Mumenthaler.
Artemis London 2023: View our agenda for the day
You can now view the agenda and session timings for our upcoming catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2023 on Tuesday September 5th. Register soon to attend!
Property underwriting a “moving feast” because of climate change: Beazley CEO
While Beazley’s CEO Adrian Cox implied recently that property insurance is more adequately priced than reinsurance, he also noted that underwriting it is a “moving feast”, as climate change is increasing the exposure re/insurers take on.
Lahaina, Maui fire insured property loss estimated ~$3.2bn by KCC
Insured property losses from the wildfire that devastated the Maui town of Lahaina in Hawaii have been estimated at around $3.2 billion by catastrophe risk modelling specialist Karen Clark & Company.
Opportunity cost of trapped ILS collateral in focus: Megan Green, PWC Bermuda
The “opportunity cost” of having collateral trapped from prior year events is, in the current higher reinsurance rate environment, increasingly in focus among the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund manager community, Megan Green of PwC Bermuda told us in a recent video interview.
Investors want to see more, before capital flows into reinsurance: Lancashire execs
Whatever the form of capital, be it from insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors or elsewhere, one good year of performance is not going to be enough to entice a significant volume of capital into the reinsurance industry, according to executives at Bermuda-based Lancashire Holdings.

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