For investors considering entering the catastrophe bond market, or increasing their allocations to it, during this period of multi-year high cat bond spreads, “speed is of the essence” according to investment manager Twelve Capital, as this opportunity won’t last for long.
In a new paper, Twelve Capital explains its view as to what has driven catastrophe bond spreads to near record highs.
As we wrote back on April 25th, the catastrophe bond market was seeing spreads widen for practically all new issuances, while our market sources told us about a mismatch, on multiple counts, that was driving prices higher, while sending broader signals on the potential trajectory for catastrophe reinsurance rates at the mid-year renewals.
FULL ORIGINAL PUBLICATION HERE