Canada Derecho to be one of costliest convective storm losses: Aon
The Derecho type event that drove a line of severe thunderstorms across southern parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec last week has the potential to be one of the most expensive insurance industry losses from the convective storm peril in the country. The severe thunderstorms struck last Saturday and at one point almost […]
CEA to complete Ursa Re II 2022 cat bond at reduced $245m
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) will now secure its latest catastrophe bond to provide a reduced $245 million in collateralized California earthquake reinsurance protection through the Ursa Re II Ltd. (Series 2022-1) issuance. The initial target size was $275 million when the CEA came back to market for its latest catastrophe bond earlier in May. The CEA […]
Peak Re gets Black Kite Re cat bond at top of raised target – $150m
Hong Kong headquartered global reinsurer Peak Reinsurance Company (Peak Re) has now secured $150 million of Japanese typhoon retrocession with its first ever catastrophe bond, as the Hong Kong domiciled Black Kite Re Limited (Series 2022-1) issuance priced near the top-end of raised guidance. Peak Re entered the catastrophe bond market for the first time a […]
TWIA secures new Alamo Re catastrophe bond at upsized $200m
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has now successfully secured its new catastrophe bond backed reinsurance protection at an upsized $200 million, with pricing for the Alamo Re Ltd. (Series 2022-1) cat bond finalised at the top of initial guidance. That’s quite a result for TWIA, in managing to increase the size of its cat bond […]
45% expect to use more ILS & third-party capital at renewals: Survey results
We’ve just published the results of our latest global reinsurance market survey, in which we polled market participants on the state of the market as the key mid-year renewal season fast-approaches. Artemis and our sister publication Reinsurance News polled our email and Linkedin subscribers over the last ten days, asking a range of questions designed to take […]
TWIA renewal FoT’s imply ~29% increase in reinsurance rate-on-line YoY
Firm order terms (FOT’s) for the 2022 traditional reinsurance renewal for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) suggest an increase of roughly 29% in rate-on-line (RoL), which translates into a spend higher than budgeted, but that is aligned with market conditions and TWIA’s growing program. At a Board meeting today that is ongoing, TWIA officials […]
Cat bond issuance surpasses $5.1bn, $2.2bn more in pipeline
Issuance of new catastrophe bonds and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) has already surpassed $5.1 billion in 2022 and there are already another nearly $2.2 billion in the pipeline that could complete before the middle of the year. However, despite how buoyant catastrophe bond market activity appears to be, we’re still a long way off the […]
PHILLIP PETTERSEN: Jacking up disaster risk control by building back on higher ground
SA is getting more susceptible to climate change dangers as informal settlements grow 146% The storms preceding the recent KwaZulu-Natal floods were part of a normal weather system known as a cut-off low that is often responsible for excess rain and cold. But experts say the intensity of the deluge was due to climate change […]
PGGM / PFZW grows Vermeer Re investment again in Q1
Netherlands-based pension investor PGGM continues to steadily expand the capabilities of its joint-venture and rated underwriting vehicle Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd., subscribing for more shares in the company during the first-quarter of 2022. Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd. is managed by RenaissanceRe and capitalised by PGGM, on behalf of its client the Dutch pension PFZW. The pension investor […]
TWIA targets $185m+ Alamo Re 2022-1 for cat bond renewal
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) is back in the catastrophe bond market as it puts together its reinsurance tower, seeking a $185 million or greater Alamo Re Ltd. (Series 2022-1) cat bond that will act as a renewal of a maturing issuance from 2019. As we previously reported, for 2022 the Board of the Texas […]