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 […]
No additional Philippines cat bond pay out for typhoon Rai’s rains
Having already been triggered and paid out US $52.5 million, we’ve now learned the Philippines governments World Bank issued IBRD CAR 123-124 catastrophe bond will not face any additional loss of principal because of the rainfall from super typhoon Rai (locally known as Odette). We reported back in January that the Philippines government would make a […]
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 […]
Cat bond market supply-demand mismatch persists as pipeline builds
The mismatch between supply and demand in the catastrophe bond market persists and could now become accentuated, as the market pipeline of new cat bond deals continues to expand. Right now, we’re tracking an impressive fourteen new catastrophe bond series that are being marketed to investors and are yet to complete, twelve of which have […]
NW Pacific typhoon season forecast 20% below-norm on La Niña
The Northwest Pacific typhoon season, which is one of the peak zone perils for reinsurance, catastrophe bond and other insurance-linked securities (ILS), is forecast to see activity levels roughly 20% below-normal, as the effects of La Niña are increasingly expected to last through summer and into Autumn. Tropical Storm Risks (TSR), an insurance and reinsurance […]
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 […]
CEA targets $275m Ursa Re II 2022 California quake catastrophe bond
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is back in the catastrophe bond market for the first time in more than a year, seeking $275 million or more of collateralized California earthquake reinsurance protection through an Ursa Re II Ltd. (Series 2022-1) issuance. The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is among the most prolific sponsors of catastrophe bonds, collateralised […]
Cat bond funds lead private ILS, as returns demonstrate decorrelation
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund strategies delivered a second month in a row of muted performance in March 2022, as some catastrophe exposure and continued price pressure in catastrophe bonds, dented returns for some strategies, but overall the sector remains positive for Q1, further underscoring the decorrelation potential for investors. On average, insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds […]
USAA’s new Residential Re cat bond upsized again to $430m
USAA has further upsized its latest catastrophe bond issuance to $430 million in size, demonstrating that investor appetite remained strong for the higher layers of its new Residential Reinsurance 2022 Limited (Series 2022-1) issuance. USAA returned to the catastrophe bond market earlier in April, seeking $375 million or more of collateralized multi-peril reinsurance from a five […]
Aspen Capital Markets AuM reaches $918m, fee income hits $61.4m
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, the Bermuda headquartered insurance and reinsurance company, has increased its third-party and insurance-linked securities (ILS) assets under management to almost $918 million, while earning $61.4 million in fees from these activities in 2021. The capital utilised in Aspen Capital Markets’ activities at the company rose by some 35% over the course […]