Cat bonds recommended as EU agriculture losses projected to reach €40bn by 2050: Howden
Catastrophe bonds and other private market risk-transfer tools are essential to help Europe’s agriculture sector manage mounting climate risks, according to Howden, as annual weather-related losses are expected to rise to €40 billion by 2050. The recommendation comes from a report published by the European Commission and European Investment Bank (EIB), featuring analysis and proposals […]
CEA seeks $250m Ursa Re II 2025-1 cat bond to extend California quake reinsurance
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is back in the catastrophe bond market looking for more earthquake reinsurance protection from the capital markets, with an initial $250 million target for what will be its 22nd directly sponsored cat bond, an Ursa Re II Ltd. (Series 2025-1) issuance. This is the California Earthquake Authority’s (CEA) second visit to the […]
NCIUA’s recent catastrophe bond included integrated disaster-resilience feature
The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) has become the first catastrophe bond sponsor to benefit from an issuance that has disaster-resilience features integrated in it, with its recent $600 million Cape Lookout Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) the very first cat bond to include an additional resilience feature. As a result, this recent cat bond deal has […]
ILS an increasingly viable reinsurance alternative, continued growth expected: Gallagher Securities
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is gaining ground as a viable reinsurance alternative, helped by reduced risk premiums, increased confidence in models, lower transaction costs and still-growing investor interest, leading Gallagher Securities to say it anticipates continued growth of the sector. The broker dealer and investment banking arm of reinsurance broker Gallagher Re said that […]
Peak Re’s new Black Kite Re cat bond signals growing maturity of Hong Kong ILS platform
Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority (IA) has welcomed the recent issuance of the latest catastrophe bond sponsored by Peak Re, the US $50 million Black Kite Re Limited (Series 2025-1) transaction, while also noting that the deal represents a sign of the maturity under its insurance-linked securities (ILS) regulatory regime. As we’ve been reporting, Peak Re secured a three-year […]
Reinsurance sector key as peak-year losses could top $300bn, Swiss Re
Faced with the possibility of “peak year” insured losses exceeding $300 billion, the Swiss Re Institute has suggested that the well-capitalised reinsurance sector, backed by $500 billion in capital, is pivotal to absorb large shocks. While secondary perils continue to generate significant losses, Swiss Re’s latest report highlights that primary perils, such as hurricanes and […]
Zenkyoren’s new catastrophe bond the first ever to use ADB note as collateral asset
The recent $100 million Nakama Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2025-1) catastrophe bond sponsored by Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, was the first ever cat bond issuance to utilise bonds issued by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as collateral assets. Being a fully-collateralized reinsurance arrangement to provide Zenkyoren with multi-year protection against earthquakes […]
Parametric regional risk pools get Global Shield support to deepen collaboration
The main four parametric disaster insurance risk pools have signed a grant agreement with the Global Shield Solutions Platform (GSSP) to help them accelerate and deepen their collaboration, something which could have implications for how they transfer risk to reinsurance and potentially capital markets. Back in 2023, the African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC), Caribbean Catastrophe […]
Parametric expanding in Africa and ILS markets – GC&C’s Edwards Simon Edwards leads parametric underwriting at Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) in the UK, including an expanding partnership with Descartes Underwriting. FULL ORIGINAL PUBLICATION HERE
IDB to support LatAm & Caribbean countries on cat bonds & cat swaps
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced plans to support Latin American and Caribbean nations in issuing catastrophe bonds and swaps, as part of a broader initiative aimed at strengthening financial resilience against natural disasters. This comes as the IDB recently launched its Ready and Resilient Americas program, a regional effort designed to improve disaster […]
