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catastrophe bonds
Catastrophe bonds are an insurance-linked securities (ILS) instrument, where insurance and reinsurance related risks are transferred to the capital markets in Rule 144A securitized formats.
Read our catastrophe bond news and analysis below.
Swiss Re to co-manage GAM’s cat bond & ILS fund range
7th April 2025
Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC), a registered investment adviser and subsidiary of global reinsurer Swiss Re, will become co-investment manager of GAM’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund range, including the GAM Star Cat Bond UCITS Fund, effective May 7th, 2025. As of March 31st, 2025, Swiss Re manages around $5 ... Read the full article
Parametrix supports Hannover Re’s renewal of $20m Cumulus Re cloud outage cat bond
26th March 2025
Hannover Re, one of Europe's big four reinsurers, with the support of Parametrix, has secured $20 million of retrocessional protection for losses caused by a sustained cloud outage event, with this second catastrophe bond transaction 45% larger than the inaugural deal. Cumulus Re II, or Cumulus Re (Series 2025-1) as ... Read the full article
Kin secures $300m of Florida named storm reinsurance
25th March 2025
Kin Interinsurance Network, one of the reciprocal exchanges managed by digital home insurance provider Kin, has closed a $300 million catastrophe bond transaction through Hestia Re Ltd. According to Kin, the new cat bond, which provides multi-year indemnity-based protection against named storms in Florida, was upsized 50% from the initial 2025 ... Read the full article
ILS capacity reaches record $107bn in 2024: AM Best
18th March 2025
A recent report by AM Best, in collaboration with Guy Carpenter, reveals that the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has reached a record-breaking capacity level of USD 107 billion by the end of 2024, driven by retained earnings and new capital inflows. This growth was further bolstered by two consecutive years on ... Read the full article
Flood Re secures £140m in flood retro with debut cat bond
17th March 2025
To bolster its financial resilience against UK flood risks, Flood Re has successfully launched its first catastrophe bond, Vision 2039 – Series 2025-1, securing £140 million in retrocession reinsurance coverage. This transaction is a first for the UK flood insurance scheme, and with it Flood Re marks its entry into ... Read the full article
SageSure & SURE secure $520m of US named storm reinsurance with latest cat bond
28th February 2025
SageSure, a managing general underwriters focused on catastrophe-exposed markets, and SURE, a policyholder-owned reciprocal exchange, have closed the Gateway Re Series 2025-1 catastrophe bond at $520 million to provide US named storm reinsurance protection. This is the ninth cat bond issuance in the SageSure-supported Gateway Re, and it is considered the ... Read the full article
TD Insurance sponsors $150m debut cat bond
24th January 2025
TD Insurance (TDI) has sponsored its debut catastrophe bond, which will provide the firm additional reinsurance capacity through a multi-year risk transfer of C$150 million in protection against earthquakes and severe convective storms in Canada. As per TDI, the reinsurance protection from this MMIFS Re Ltd. issued Series 2025-1 catastrophe bond ... Read the full article
Reinsurers positioned reasonably well for 2025 after 1.1 renewals: Vickers, Gallagher Re
23rd January 2025
Speaking with Reinsurance News in a recent video interview, James Vickers, Chairman of reinsurance broker Gallagher Re's International division, said that after the January 1st renewals, reinsurers are well placed but the question for companies for the rest of the year is what they can do about growing their ... Read the full article
Cat bond issuance hits record $17.7bn in 2024: Report
21st January 2025
Full-year catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance hit a record $17.7 billion in 2024 as fourth-quarter issuance of $4.5 billion more than offset a quiet third-quarter, taking the outstanding market to a new high of $49.5 billion, according to the latest Artemis quarterly cat bond report. Read the full article
Cat bond demand extremely strong, collateralised reinsurance returning: Gallagher Securities
16th January 2025
For various buyers of protection, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market remains an integral part of their overall reinsurance purchasing decision, and demand for the catastrophe bond product was extremely strong in 2024, while demand for collateralised reinsurance is also returning, according to Gallagher Securities, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and capital ... Read the full article
QBE closes new $250m catastrophe bond
9th January 2025
QBE, a global insurance and reinsurance group headquartered in Australia, has successfully closed a new catastrophe bond through its special purpose insurer, Bridge Street Re Ltd. As Reinsurance News understands, QBE's two new Bermuda Class 4 entities, QBE Capital Ltd. and QBE Capital (Global) Ltd., served as cedents for the new ... Read the full article
Taiping Re sponsors Asia’s first dual-perils and triggers cat bond in Hong Kong
2nd January 2025
Taiping Reinsurance Co., Ltd sponsored the issuance of Asia’s first dual-peril, dual-trigger catastrophe bond on 31st December 2024 in Hong Kong, enhancing its catastrophe risk management capabilities. The $35 million sized cat bond was issued through a special purpose insurer named Silk Road Re and provides coverage for earthquake risks ... Read the full article
Fidelis secures $375m of collateralized reinsurance via latest cat bond
30th December 2024
Fidelis Insurance Bermuda Limited (FIBL) has successfully closed a new catastrophe bond, Herbie Re Ltd. (Series 2024-2), which provides the firm with $375 million of collateralized reinsurance protection against U.S., DC, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands named storm and earthquake risks. This latest transaction marks the sixth series of notes ... Read the full article
Cat bond issuance reaches new high of $17.7bn in 2024: Artemis
23rd December 2024
Catastrophe bond market records are descending in 2024 and set to be beaten on most fronts, as overall issuance recorded in our insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused sister publication, Artemis' Deal Directory, is set to hit a new high of almost $17.7 billion for the year. This remarkable figure also includes ... Read the full article
MAPFRE RE successfully structures its first cat bond, Recoletos Re DAC
13th December 2024
MAPFRE RE, the reinsurance arm of Madrid-headquartered insurer MAPFRE, has announced it is sponsoring the issuance of a catastrophe bond of USD $125 million, issued through Recoletos Re DAC, an special purpose vehicle (SPV) incorporated in Ireland. This is MAPFRE RE’s first reinsurance protection linked to a cat bond. It is ... Read the full article
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