Insurance Authority welcomes Silk Road Re cat bond, sixth under Hong Kong ILS regulations
Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority (IA) has welcomed the recent issuance of the latest and sixth catastrophe bond under its insurance-linked securities (ILS) regulatory regime, saying the US $35 million Silk Road Re Limited cat bond sponsored by Taiping Re reinforces its commitment to the sector. As we’ve been reporting, Taiping Re secured a three-year source of fully-collateralized retrocessional […]
Competitive ILW pricing drives considerable buyer interest at renewal: Howden Re
Competitive pricing for industry-loss warranty (ILW) protection has driven “considerable interest from a growing demographic of buyers” at the January 1st 2025 reinsurance renewals, according to broker Howden Re. Industry-loss warranty (ILW) market activity has continued to be strong, as had been seen through the hard cycle, the reinsurance broker explained in its new renewals […]
Stone Ridge mutual cat bond and ILS fund assets surpassed $5bn at October 31
Stone Ridge Asset Management, the New York based alternative risk premia focused investment manager, grew the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) assets under management in its range of mutual reinsurance fund strategies to more than $5 billion in the last quarter of record. When we last reported on the investment managers 40’s Act compatible […]