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Insurance Industry Calls for Passage of Reintroduced FEMA Reorganization Bill
Graves said in a statement. "And we are in agreement that the current way of providing assistance to disaster victims has to be reformed to make more sense." FEMA should join with ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 15, 2026
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 Special Report: Cat Bond Market Growth Accelerates as Loss Multiples Compress   Set up an alert from the report page
Activity in the cat bond market in 2025 was marked by many high-profile transactions that underscored the market’s continued evolution.
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Source: Special Reports   Date: March 9, 2026
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Legislation Would Increase Retention Levels for Florida Hurricane Fund
Attempt to gain comment from Rep. Hillary Cassel, the bill's sponsor and a Republican from District 101, was unsuccessful. The bill comes as Florida lawmakers and regulators are ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 13, 2026
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New York Lawmakers Consider Creating $10 Million Cat Fund
A bill to create the New York State Catastrophe Fund Authority and appropriate $10 million to launch the fund was introduced in the state's Assembly on Nov. 3. The fund would ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 4, 2025
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Florida Congressman Seeks National Cat Insurance Fund to Defray Industry Costs
Hurricane Helene's widespread damage, U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida is renewing calls for a national fund to defray the cost of natural disasters, which he said would ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 1, 2024
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Perils Places Final Turkey Earthquake Loss Estimate at $3.48 Billion
Perils AG slightly lowered its insured loss estimate for the Feb. 6, 2023, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence, to 116.9 billion Turkish lira ($3.48 billion, or $6.2 billion at ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 6, 2024
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Best’s Commentary: Mexico’s New Catastrophe Bond Issuance Fundamental for Country’s Disaster Risk Management
Eli Sanchez, director, AM Best. "But with this kind of vehicle, risk can be transferred to the debt markets, showcasing opportunities for the region's financial markets." Risk ...
Source: Press Releases   Date: June 14, 2024
Best's Commentary: Mexico's New Catastrophe Bond Issuance Fundamental for Country's Disaster Risk Management
Eli Sanchez, director, AM Best. "But with this kind of vehicle, risk can be transferred to the debt markets, showcasing opportunities for the region's financial markets." Risk ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 14, 2024
 Market Segment Report: Disciplined Deployment of Capital Pays Off in Record-Breaking Year for ILS   Set up an alert from the report page
Demand for reinsurance capital continues unabated.
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Source: Market Segment Reports   Date: March 18, 2024
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Santa Lucía S.A. Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros
Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect Santalucía's balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, ...
Source: Press Releases   Date: December 21, 2023
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Santa Lucía S.A. Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros
Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect Santalucía's balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 21, 2023
 Market Segment Report: ILS Market at a Crossroads
Hurricane Ian losses were a major turning point for the market
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Source: Market Segment Reports   Date: March 20, 2023
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Church Mutual's Poirier: Churches Are Particularly Vulnerable to Natural Catastrophes
Rich Poirier, CEO, Church Mutual Group, said worship centers are often large buildings with extensive roofs, exposing them to wind, hail and tornado damage. Poirier spoke with AM ...
Source: AM Best TV   Date: February 17, 2023
 Commentary: US Insurers Have Minimal Investments in ILS and Cat Bonds
Investments are concentrated at a few insurers—only five companies account for 70% of industry investments.
Source: Commentaries   Date: September 13, 2022
FM Global’s Tofte: Denmark, Switzerland, Luxembourg Among the Most Resilient
Improvements in cyberrisk quality is one of the drivers moving Thailand and Vietnam higher up in the rankings of the 2022 FM Global Resilience Index, said Pentti Tofte, staff ...
Source: AM Best TV   Date: July 25, 2022
Insurance Industry Braces For Increase in Severe Atlantic Storms
Insurers, analysts and modelers expect more strong storms, yet a steady number of storms overall during the 2022 hurricane season.
Source: AM Best TV   Date: July 18, 2022
Munich Re’s Vinukollu: ‘Get Back to Basics’ to Handle Frequency and Severity of Cat Events
Raghuveer Vinukollu, senior vice president, climate resilience and solutions, Munich Re US, said companies must mitigate and adapt in areas such as community-level mitigation and ...
Source: AM Best TV   Date: July 4, 2022
Florida Board Approves 12% Projected Aggregate Premium Hike for Cat Fund
The Florida state Board of Administration has approved a 12% projected aggregate premium increase for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, prompting at least one trade group to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 29, 2022
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Swiss Re’s Nusslein: Parametric Nat Cat, Weather Innovation in Spotlight
The pandemic, weather and supply chain issues related to natural catastrophes are risks that are now front and center in the industry, said Robert Nusslein of Swiss Re Corporate ...
Source: AM Best TV   Date: April 13, 2022
 Special Report: Re-underwriting and De-risking in the Insurance-Linked Securities Market
Rate increases are no longer a panacea for improving underwriting results and satisfying skittish investors.
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Source: Special Reports   Date: March 14, 2022
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