Jamaica due US $16.3m CCRIF payout, as Beryl triggered parametric cyclone cover
Jamaica is set to benefit from an approximately US $16.3 million payout from the CCRIF SPC (formerly known as the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) after hurricane Beryl triggered its parametric tropical cyclone insurance policy. The country’s Minister of Finance Dr. Nigel Clarke explained that the CCRIF event report has been delivered, indicating that major […]
ARC pays out $32m as Zimbabwe’s parametric drought insurance triggers
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, a provider of parametric disaster insurance products and risk pooling for countries and other entities in Africa, has made a US $32 million payout to benefit Zimbabwe after the parametric drought cover was triggered. We’d reported back in April that the African Risk Capacity (ARC) was expecting a severe drought […]
Jamaica battered by hurricane Beryl, but IBRD catastrophe bond appears safe
Jamaica has been battered by the passage of major hurricane Beryl just off its southern coast. But, for holders of the World Bank facilitated $150 million parametric IBRD CAR Jamaica 2024 catastrophe bond transaction, early analysis of the real-time storm track suggests that noteholders will not face any loss of principal. It’s important to mention here […]
CCRIF renews 10% more parametric coverage. Pays Guatemala $6.4m for rains
The CCRIF SPC (formerly known as the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) has seen its members renew their parametric insurance policies for the 2024/2025 policy year, with 10% more in parametric coverage purchased, while also making its first payout of 2024, $6.4 million for Guatemala after heavy rainfall. As we reported early yesterday, the CCRIF […]
Jamaica Minister of Finance highlights risk transfer as hurricane Beryl approaches
With major hurricane Beryl churning across the Caribbean towards Jamaica, the country’s Minister of Finance Dr. Nigel Clarke has highlighted the importance of robust disaster risk financing and responsive parametric risk transfer arrangements that are in-place, including its World Bank catastrophe bond. Hurricane Beryl remains a major and dangerous storm, with Category 5 winds and […]
World Bank has now facilitated over US $4.8bn in catastrophe bonds
The World Bank has now facilitated and issued over US $4.8 billion in catastrophe bonds across 17 transactions we have covered over the years, with $745 million issued over the course of just a few weeks in 2024 to support Mexico and Jamaica’s disaster risk transfer and financing needs. The most recent catastrophe bonds from […]
World Bank has now facilitated over US $4.8bn in catastrophe bonds
The World Bank has now facilitated and issued over US $4.8 billion in catastrophe bonds across 17 transactions we have covered over the years, with $745 million issued over the course of just a few weeks in 2024 to support Mexico and Jamaica’s disaster risk transfer and financing needs. The most recent catastrophe bonds from […]
World Bank has now facilitated over US $4.8bn in catastrophe bonds
The World Bank has now facilitated and issued over US $4.8 billion in catastrophe bonds across 17 transactions we have covered over the years, with $745 million issued over the course of just a few weeks in 2024 to support Mexico and Jamaica’s disaster risk transfer and financing needs. The most recent catastrophe bonds from […]
Puerto Rico gets $282m parametric cover. Says cat bond “opened door” to capital market
The Government of Puerto Rico’s Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal (Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority) has secured $282 million of parametric disaster insurance cover, with the recent $85 million Puerto Rico Parametric Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) catastrophe bond seen as a key component that opens the door to the capital markets. Puerto Rico […]
ARC gets Dutch Gov support to make parametric insurance more accessible in Africa
African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd.), the financial affiliate and parametric insurance underwriting entity of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, has received a $27 million contribution from the Dutch government to help in boosting climate resilience in Africa. The Netherlands has now become the sixth contributor to the African Development Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk […]
