Cat bond issuance surpasses $5.1bn, $2.2bn more in pipeline
Issuance of new catastrophe bonds and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) has already surpassed $5.1 billion in 2022 and there are already another nearly $2.2 billion in the pipeline that could complete before the middle of the year. However, despite how buoyant catastrophe bond market activity appears to be, we’re still a long way off the […]
PHILLIP PETTERSEN: Jacking up disaster risk control by building back on higher ground
SA is getting more susceptible to climate change dangers as informal settlements grow 146% The storms preceding the recent KwaZulu-Natal floods were part of a normal weather system known as a cut-off low that is often responsible for excess rain and cold. But experts say the intensity of the deluge was due to climate change […]
PGGM / PFZW grows Vermeer Re investment again in Q1
Netherlands-based pension investor PGGM continues to steadily expand the capabilities of its joint-venture and rated underwriting vehicle Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd., subscribing for more shares in the company during the first-quarter of 2022. Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd. is managed by RenaissanceRe and capitalised by PGGM, on behalf of its client the Dutch pension PFZW. The pension investor […]
TWIA targets $185m+ Alamo Re 2022-1 for cat bond renewal
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) is back in the catastrophe bond market as it puts together its reinsurance tower, seeking a $185 million or greater Alamo Re Ltd. (Series 2022-1) cat bond that will act as a renewal of a maturing issuance from 2019. As we previously reported, for 2022 the Board of the Texas […]
CEA targets $275m Ursa Re II 2022 California quake catastrophe bond
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is back in the catastrophe bond market for the first time in more than a year, seeking $275 million or more of collateralized California earthquake reinsurance protection through an Ursa Re II Ltd. (Series 2022-1) issuance. The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is among the most prolific sponsors of catastrophe bonds, collateralised […]
Peak Re targets Hong Kong cat bond Black Kite Re for Japan typhoon retro
Peak Reinsurance Company (Peak Re), the Hong Kong headquartered global reinsurer, is sponsoring its first ever catastrophe bond, with a $75 million Hong Kong domiciled Black Kite Re Limited (Series 2022-1) issuance. Peak Re is seeking $75 million of industry loss trigger based Japanese typhoon retrocessional reinsurance with its debut Black Kite Re cat bond deal. […]
SCOR expands reinsurance sidecar capacity to US $400m
France headquartered globally active reinsurance firm SCOR has increased its third-party capital support in the first-quarter of 2022, taking the capital managed under its collateralised reinsurance sidecar platform to US $400 million. SCOR has been leveraging third-party capital from investors more meaningfully in recent months, as it both de-risks its reinsurance book by reducing catastrophe […]
Allstate lifts cat reinsurance to $6.6bn. Agg cover lowered on event deductibles
US primary insurance giant Allstate has renewed its main excess catastrophe reinsurance towers for 2022 into 2023 and the company has raised the top of its per-occurrence reinsurance coverage to $6.6 billion, but on the aggregate side the tower has shrunk with coverage attaching lower-down now thanks to the use of event deductibles. For the […]
USAA’s new Residential Re cat bond upsized again to $430m
USAA has further upsized its latest catastrophe bond issuance to $430 million in size, demonstrating that investor appetite remained strong for the higher layers of its new Residential Reinsurance 2022 Limited (Series 2022-1) issuance. USAA returned to the catastrophe bond market earlier in April, seeking $375 million or more of collateralized multi-peril reinsurance from a five […]
ILS capital fell slightly to $96bn in second-half of 2021: Aon
Alternative reinsurance capital levels, largely in insurance-linked securities (ILS) formats, declined very slightly in the second-half of 2021, with broking giant Aon estimating it fell to $96 billion by the end of the year. This decline occurred after alternative reinsurance or ILS capital had rebounded to equal its previous high of $97 billion at the […]