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The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has now secured the reinsurance and risk transfer it wanted for 2023, with its tower placed to the targeted $4.508 billion and $1.2 billion of that provided by catastrophe bonds.

The Board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has heard details of an industry-loss warranty (ILW) option for the top of its reinsurance tower, as the insurer of last resort considered buying more protection than its 1-in-100 requires for 2023.

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has now secured double its initial target for reinsurance from its new 144a Alamo Re Ltd. (Series 2023-1) catastrophe bond, with the issuance having its pricing fixed at $500 million in size, with a spread around 7% lower than the mid-point of initial guidance.

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has raised its target for reinsurance from its new 144a Alamo Re Ltd. (Series 2023-1) catastrophe bond issuance, with now up to $500 million of cover sought, which would be a doubling of the initially targeted size.

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has upsized its reinsurance target to as much as $450 million for its latest venture to the catastrophe bond market, focusing solely on the 144a cat bond notes through an Alamo Re Ltd. (Series 2023-1) issuance.

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) is now back in the catastrophe bond market and seemingly looking to maximise the opportunity with a dual series issuance of Alamo Re Ltd. (Series 2023-1 & 2023-2) cat bonds, one series offering Rule 144A notes, the other Section 4(A)2, Artemis understands.

The staff of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) are working with reinsurance broker Gallagher Re and its capital markets unit Gallagher Securities, to reset its existing $700 million of catastrophe bonds, renew a soon to mature $400 million cat bond deal, and begin discussions with reinsurers about its renewal needs.

Members of the Board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) expressed concerns over the potential cost of catastrophe bond coverage in 2023, having an expiring $400 million cat bond it wants to renew as part of a target to buy up to $2.92 billion of reinsurance for the coming storm season.

Because of increased exposure and an adjustment to its catastrophe risk modelling approach, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) could end up buying around 46% more in reinsurance limit for the 2023 hurricane season.

The Board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) is being urged to enter the catastrophe bond market and plan for a renewal of expiring Alamo Re notes sooner than normal, as market conditions could make the placement more challenging.