The catastrophe bond notes issued in the recently completed Blue Danube Ltd. transaction have been approved for listing on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) along with the principal-at-risk variable rate notes program. Two tranches of notes, both of $120m in size have been listed, with both Class A and Class B due on the 10th […]
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GC Securities, the capital markets and insurance-linked securities arm of broker Guy Carpenter, have issued a press release regarding their involvement in the recently completed Blue Danube Ltd. catastrophe bond. GC Securities acted as a joint structuring agent and joint bookrunner on the deal alongside Swiss Re Capital Markets.
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Reinsurer Swiss Re have published a press release discussing their role in the recently completed Blue Danube Ltd. catastrophe bond. Swiss Re Capital Markets, the arm of Swiss Re who deal with capital markets structuring and placement, acted as an arranger/structurer and also bookrunner on the transaction, which provides German insurer Allianz with three years […]
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Insurer Allianz has issued a press release providing their thoughts on the recent completion of their Blue Danube Ltd. catastrophe bond deal. Blue Danube Ltd. provides Allianz with a fully collateralized source of cover for multiple perils on a per-occurrence basis using a modelled industry loss trigger for a three year period. Allianz is not […]
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One of the catastrophe bonds which has been doing the rounds on its marketing phase and has recently completed, Blue Danube Ltd., has had its credit ratings assigned by rating agency Standard & Poor’s. The Blue Danube Ltd. Series 2012-1 transaction has been issued by the Bermuda domiciled SPV on behalf of sponsor Allianz Argos […]
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There are three catastrophe bonds in the final phase of their marketing and execution at the moment, all of which are due to complete within the next week. Akibare II Ltd. and Pelican Re Ltd. are both due to price tomorrow according to our sources and will settle next week, Blue Danube Ltd. has we […]
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The tenth catastrophe bond of 2012 has begun marketing this week, adding to the record Q1 issuance seen so far this year (details of them all can be found in our Deal Directory). Blue Danube Ltd. is sponsored by German insurer Allianz, a regular ILS and cat bond sponsor, who tend to use the word […]
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