World Bank has now facilitated over US $4.8bn in catastrophe bonds
The World Bank has now facilitated and issued over US $4.8 billion in catastrophe bonds across 17 transactions we have covered over the years, with $745 million issued over the course of just a few weeks in 2024 to support Mexico and Jamaica’s disaster risk transfer and financing needs. The most recent catastrophe bonds from […]
Alternative capital hits $110bn mid-year high as reinsurance grows in 2024: Aon
The amount of alternative capital in the reinsurance industry has reached another new high at the middle of 2024, with capital allocated to alternative and insurance-linked securities (ILS) structures now reaching $110 billion, according to Aon. The broker noted catastrophe bond market expansion as a key driver, highlighting some of the milestones passed by the […]
World Bank has now facilitated over US $4.8bn in catastrophe bonds
The World Bank has now facilitated and issued over US $4.8 billion in catastrophe bonds across 17 transactions we have covered over the years, with $745 million issued over the course of just a few weeks in 2024 to support Mexico and Jamaica’s disaster risk transfer and financing needs. The most recent catastrophe bonds from […]
Saskatchewan Healthcare pension gets 26.4% return from ILS allocation in 2023
The Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan (SHEPP) saw it’s allocation to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class via managers Aeolus Capital Management and Nephila Capital deliver an impressive 26.4% return in 2023. Gains generated from the strong returns last year and fresh investments made have helped the Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan (SHEPP) grow its […]
World Bank has now facilitated over US $4.8bn in catastrophe bonds
The World Bank has now facilitated and issued over US $4.8 billion in catastrophe bonds across 17 transactions we have covered over the years, with $745 million issued over the course of just a few weeks in 2024 to support Mexico and Jamaica’s disaster risk transfer and financing needs. The most recent catastrophe bonds from […]
Hannover Re secures upsized $140m target for 3264 Re cat bond
Hannover Re, the German global reinsurance company, has now successfully upsized its latest retro catastrophe bond, securing $140 million of retrocessional cover from the 3264 Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) issuance. Hannover Re came back to the catastrophe bond market earlier this month, initially targeting $100 million of named storm and hurricane retrocessional protection for parts of […]
Puerto Rico gets $282m parametric cover. Says cat bond “opened door” to capital market
The Government of Puerto Rico’s Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal (Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority) has secured $282 million of parametric disaster insurance cover, with the recent $85 million Puerto Rico Parametric Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) catastrophe bond seen as a key component that opens the door to the capital markets. Puerto Rico […]
Catastrophe bond issuance in 2024 hits $12.1bn, running 29% ahead of prior year
Catastrophe bond new issuance continues apace in 2024 and has reached $12.1 billion including the latest deals to hit the market and settle today, which means the pace of issuance is now running 29% ahead of the prior year, according to the latest data from Artemis. That rate of issuance is particularly notable, especially as […]
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) lifts ILS investments 40% in 2023
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), a large Canadian institutional retirement fund, put additional capital into insurance-linked securities (ILS) in 2023, lifting its investments in the space above US $1 billion for the first time and growing them over 40% year-on-year. A year ago, HOOPP’s annual report showed that the pensions insurance and reinsurance […]
ARC gets Dutch Gov support to make parametric insurance more accessible in Africa
African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd.), the financial affiliate and parametric insurance underwriting entity of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, has received a $27 million contribution from the Dutch government to help in boosting climate resilience in Africa. The Netherlands has now become the sixth contributor to the African Development Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk […]