Alternative reinsurance capital rose 10% in 2017: Aon Benfield

Alternative capital in the global reinsurance market increased
by 10 percent in 2017, according to Aon Benfield's latest
market outlook report.
Capital markets showed a strong appetite for insurance risk
despite natural catastrophe losses for the year of $136bn.
Alternative capital in the sector increased to $89bn, up from
$81bn in 2016, driving a slight 1.7 percent uptick in total
reinsurance capital.
Meanwhile, traditional capital backing for the sector increased
by a marginal 0.4 percent to $