Florida state pension increased ILS allocations at mid-year, but more cautious on 1/1

The Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, which is administered by the Florida State Board of Administration, increased its allocations to natural catastrophe insurance-linked securities (ILS) in advance of the mid-year 2024 reinsurance renewals, but has adopted a more cautious stance for 1/1 as it assesses whether the hard market is declining. With some $198 billion […]

Florida state pension increased ILS allocations at mid-year, but more cautious on 1/1

The Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, which is administered by the Florida State Board of Administration, increased its allocations to natural catastrophe insurance-linked securities (ILS) in advance of the mid-year 2024 reinsurance renewals, but has adopted a more cautious stance for 1/1 as it assesses whether the hard market is declining. With some $198 billion […]

Swiss Re cat bond index rises further, more than regains Milton decline

With catastrophe bond market returns remaining elevated, the cat bond market index calculated by Swiss Re Capital Markets rose again in the last week, regaining all of the decline seen from hurricane Milton and more, to now stand 0.25% higher than when that storm hit. When catastrophe bonds were priced for the first time after […]