ADB prices first cat bonds, secures $160m disaster risk finance for Kyrgyz Republic & Tajikistan

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) first catastrophe bond offerings have now been successfully priced in the market, with the result being a $160 million capital market-backed source of parametric earthquake and extreme precipitation disaster risk financing, evenly split between the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. It’s an important first step in the catastrophe bond market for the Asian Development […]

Swiss Re targets $250m US named storm retro with Matterhorn Re 2026-2 cat bond

Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re is back in the catastrophe bond market to sponsor its second issuance of the year, with an initial target to secure $250 million of US named storm per-occurrence based retrocessional protection through a Matterhorn Re Ltd. (Series 2026-2) transaction, Artemis can report. Swiss Re is looking to sponsor with what will become the […]