Swiss Re Buys Cyber Market’s 1st Retrocession ILW, Brokered by Gallagher Re January 17, 2024 Swiss Re has purchased the cyber market’s first retrocession industry loss warranty (ILW), brokered by Gallagher Re and supported by...
Markets/Coverages: Lloyd’s Announces 1st 144A Cat Bond on Its London Bridge Platform January 8, 2024 Lloyd’s, the re/insurance marketplace, announced that the first 144A catastrophe bond has been issued on its risk transformation platform London...
Inigo Issues 3rd Catastrophe Bond for $100 Million January 5, 2024 Inigo Ltd. announced it has issued its third catastrophe bond for $100 million via Montoya Re Ltd. The cat bond...
Crypto, Insurance-Linked and Trend Hedge Funds Most Popular With Investors: Report December 13, 2023 By Nell Mackenzie Trend-following and niche hedge funds that trade crypto currencies and insurance-linked assets attracted most new investor money in the first...
AXIS Capital Sponsors First Cyber-Catastrophe Bond Issued in Public Debt Markets November 29, 2023 By Gautam Naik For the first time, a cyber-catastrophe bond has made its way into public debt markets. Long Walk Reinsurance Ltd. issued...
Cyber ‘Catastrophe Bonds’ Move Step Closer to Hitting Public Debt Markets November 13, 2023 By Gautam Naik Cyber catastrophe bonds may be about to move out of the shadows of private deal-making and into the public debt...
Reinsurers Hope Profitability Party Will Last – But All Good Things Must End September 11, 2023 By Brian C. Schneider Executive summary: Fitch Ratings is projecting reinsurer returns on equity of 14% in 2023 and 2024, results that reflect a...
Credit Suisse’s Catastrophe Bonds Should Outlive the Bank: DBRS Morningstar March 27, 2023 By Lucca de Paoli Bonds designed to insure Credit Suisse Group AG against disaster could outlive the bank. Credit Suisse’s Operational Re bonds, insurance-linked...
Swiss Re Closes $700M Alternative Capital Deal, Enabling Growth in Favorable Market March 7, 2023 Swiss Re has closed a US$700 million multi-year stop-loss transaction with funding led by J.P. Morgan. The financing builds upon...
Ariel Re Raises $270M of Capital to Support Growth Opportunities March 6, 2023 Ariel Re, a global reinsurance business with offices in Bermuda, London and Hong Kong, has announced it has secured $270...