ILS capacity recovering in sidecars, ILW’s, collateralized reinsurance: AM Best
Capacity is increasing across the range of private insurance-linked securities (ILS) products, as fund managers and reinsurers have benefited from new inflows to structures and investors look to access the strong reinsurance market returns that are available, rating agency AM Best has said. But a single year of stellar returns, such as was seen across […]
Hannover Re’s cat bond fronting hits record level, collateralised ILS activity expands in H1 2024
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has seen continued success in its business servicing and facilitating transactions in the collateralised reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market in the first-half of 2024, with it notably beating its own full-year record for catastrophe bond limit fronted for already this year. In recent years, Hannover Re has become one of […]
Third-party capital in reinsurance could grow 10% to $110bn in 2024: AM Best, GC
Third-party capital in reinsurance, including that from catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS), could grow by as much as 10% in 2024, with AM Best and broker Guy Carpenter projecting it will be at $105 billion to as high as $110 billion by year-end. Industry capitalisation remains high, but still rating agency AM Best believes […]
ILS market set records in H1’24, remains an attractive relative value option: Swiss Re
After a record 2023, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market again set records in the first half of 2024, with strong catastrophe bond issuance on the back of robust demand from investors, as the secondary market experienced record high trading volumes, according to reinsurance giant Swiss Re. The latest ILS Market Insights report from Swiss Re […]
Nat cat gap expands 5.2% to $385bn, but protection more available: Swiss Re
The global natural catastrophe protection gap widened again in 2023, rising 5.2% to US $385 billion in premium equivalent terms, but at the same time Swiss Re reports that there are signs of more protection being available, which over time should see more losses covered by insurance and reinsurance. Swiss Re’s Institute sigma research team […]
Collateralized / ILS take 66% of Florida Citizens reinsurance renewal, Nephila $587m
Collateralized capital markets backed reinsurance capacity and insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund managers have taken roughly two-thirds of Florida Citizens traditional reinsurance tower at the recent renewals, with Nephila Capital remaining the largest of those markets. Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has placed increasing reliance on the capital markets to support its catastrophe reinsurance needs in […]
$60.5m of Hannover Re’s Seaside Re private cat bonds mature, $78.25m extended again
Some $60.5 million of the Seaside Re private catastrophe bond transactions facilitated by global reinsurance firm Hannover Re have now been allowed to mature, reducing the amount outstanding with their maturity dates extended to $78.25 million and those remaining have had their maturity dates pushed further out to October. There have been repeated extensions of […]
Hannover Re’s vehicle Kaith Re issues $5m LI Re 2024-1 private cat bond
A new $5 million private catastrophe bond issued by German reinsurance company Hannover Re’s Bermuda-domiciled vehicle Kaith Re Ltd. has come to light, with the LI Re (Series 2024-1) deal assumed to be providing privately placed collateralized and securitized catastrophe reinsurance capacity for an unknown sponsor. Hannover Re has facilitated the transaction, helping the unnamed cedent […]
Florida Citizens only buys $3.564bn of reinsurance for 2024, despite 7.9% drop in price
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the state’s insurer of last resort, has completed its reinsurance renewals for 2024, but only purchased $3.564 billion of coverage across its traditional reinsurance and catastrophe bond arrangements, despite experiencing a softer market environment and lower pricing than a year ago. Florida Citizens had been expected to buy its largest […]
Cyber catastrophe bond market – room for growth is considerable: Howden
There is “considerable” room for growth in the cyber catastrophe bond market, as cyber insurers and reinsurers get increasingly comfortable with event-based excess-of-loss coverage options and use of quota shares in the cyber reinsurance space reduces, broking group Howden has said. Commenting on the growing cyber insurance market, Howden noted that prospects look strong, helped […]