Sustained strong catastrophe reinsurance profits ahead, if terms/attachments stick: KBW

Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) are the second group to say that the returns generated from catastrophe reinsurance risk underwriting and capital allocation can remain strong, just so long as the industry remains disciplined on attachments, terms and conditions. It’s taken a while for it to become clearer that the real driver of the last […]

Silk Road Re cat bond gives Taiping Re $35m of 3-year China quake / US wind retro

We’ve learned a few more details about the new Silk Road Re Limited catastrophe bond transaction that is set to be issued out of Hong Kong, with the notes set to provide sponsor Taiping Reinsurance Company (Taiping Re) with a US $35 million source of three years of retrocessional protection. Yesterday, we reported that Taiping Re was set […]

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